Double dose vaccination requirements for Council Services Published on 21 October 2021 In line with the Victorian State Government’s Roadmap to Deliver the National Plan, Northern Grampians Shire Council is responding to government directives and implementing a plan to ensure that only patrons with proof of double vaccination may use a specified list of council premises. This plan will come into effect on Thursday 21 October at 11.59pm. Tagged as: , General
Testing and community support for exposures in Halls Gap and Stawell Published on 15 October 2021 Stawell Regional Health (SRH) and Northern Grampians Shire Council (NGSC) have been advised by Ballarat Health Services’ Grampians Public Health Unit (GPHU) that a person – from outside the region – who has since tested positive for COVID-19 visited a number of businesses across Halls Gap and Stawell between Friday 8 October and Sunday 10 October 2021. Tagged as: , General
Free Green Waste Disposal Trial too costly to continue Published on 13 October 2021 Northern Grampians Shire Council (NGSC) has determined that it will no longer continue with the free green waste disposal service to shire households this spring as the result of the initial trial in 2020 proved it uneconomical with insufficient community interest. Tagged as: , General
Seniors Week Concerts cancelled but Stawell giveaway bags available Published on 05 October 2021 Northern Grampians Shire Council has cancelled planned concerts for Seniors Festival Week in Stawell and St Arnaud due to ongoing Coronavirus restrictions. The music concerts were part of the Victorian Seniors Festival Reimagined 2021, a week long annual event supported by the Victorian Government. Tagged as: , General
October Council Meeting news bites Published on 04 October 2021 Northern Grampians Shire Council held a scheduled council meeting on Monday, 4 October 2021 via Teams at 12:30pm and resolved a number of matters. Tagged as: , General
Council Help for Businesses Navigating Coronavirus Published on 30 September 2021 Northern Grampians Shire Council is offering businesses in the shire assistance with implementing and understanding mandatory COVIDSafe requirements. Additional council officers have been deployed to provide this service through the Business Concierge and Hospitality Support Program instigated by the Victorian Government. Tagged as: , General
Annual Financial Statements Approved in Principle Published on 21 September 2021 Northern Grampians Shire Council held an unscheduled meeting on Monday 20 September at 12.30pm. Due to Coronavirus restrictions the meeting was held using Microsoft Teams and live streamed to Council’s YouTube channel. At the meeting Council considered two items - the Annual Report 2020-21 and the Instrument of Delegations authority. Tagged as: , General
Positive Coronavirus Case in St Arnaud and Community Information Published on 17 September 2021 East Wimmera Health Service (EWHS) advises that a Coronavirus case has been identified in the shire after an unwell person presented at their St Arnaud campus on Tuesday 14 September. The person tested positive to COVID-19 and is now isolating. All staff members who were in contact with this person have been tested. Services at St Arnaud hospital campus have been disrupted. Tagged as: , General
Mayoral Matters September 2021 Published on 09 September 2021 I am sure everyone in our shire is overjoyed by the latest announcement from our Premier. Lockdown in our shire ends from 11.59pm 9 September, and we will be able to roam freely again throughout regional Victoria (Melbourne excluded). Tagged as: , General
September 2021 Council Meeting news bites Published on 08 September 2021 Northern Grampians Shire Council held a council meeting on Monday 6 September 2021 at 12.30pm, remotely via Teams due to Coronavirus restrictions. The meeting was live streamed to YouTube and highlights include: Tagged as: , General