Posts in Category: Council
Splash park’s town support
MONDAY night’s community meeting has been hailed a huge success after Chamber of Commerce president Jim Van Geet and businessman Nathan Mirt garnered enough support…
Twilight Market pushed back
BRIGHT’S Rotary Twilight Market in January will have a later start time next year in a compromise reached between Bright Rotary and the Alpine Shire…
It’s our turn
RESIDENTS are pushing to have the installation of a splash park in Myrtleford bumped higher on Alpine Shire Council’s radar. The Myrtleford Resilience Plan draft…
Community rallies to change grog ban in time for Rod Run
BRIGHT’S business community has rallied together in a last-ditch attempt to get around a public drinking ban imposed during the Bright Iconic Rod Run in…
Popular event dries out
BRIGHT’S iconic Rod Run will have alcohol restrictions imposed on it this year after a special ‘Risk Assessment Panel’ agreed to ban the public consumption…
Stone extraction bid set for VCAT hearing
AN application for the use and development of land for stone extraction on a Freeburgh property will go to Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT),…
Better places to come
STREETSCAPES in Harrietville and Tawonga are set for a revamp with the Alpine Shire Council to start concept planning later this year on an Alpine…
McCurdy sets Scouts home goal
NEGOTIATIONS about a new home for the 1st Myrtleford Scout Group have continued and Tim McCurdy (MLA, Ovens Valley) has put the pressure on the…
Draft Council budget up for submissions
A $6.3 million capital works program and a projected surplus of $3.5 million are part of the Alpine Shire Council’s 2019/20 draft budget which is…
Hard rubbish rejection
AFTER recent coverage of illegal dumping incidents in Myrtleford’s pine plantations, many locals have asked the Alpine Shire council to provide a hard rubbish collection…
Link to be finished
RESIDENTS and visitors to the Alpine Shire will soon be able to cycle between Bright and Harrietville along a shared trail after council received $1.3…
Mayor’s fourth term
Councillor Ron Janas is set to continue on as mayor of the Alpine Shire Council after he was elected to a fourth term at the…
