Posts in Category: Council
MPs, chamber support trading bubble proposal
SUPPORT is growing for regional communities with very low or no active COVID-19 cases to have restrictions relaxed compared to Melbourne. Justice Party MP Tania…
Developing the future
MYRTLEFORD could see a second oval constructed at McNamara Reserve should Alpine Shire Council come on board with a proposal tabled by football legend Bob…
Council approves rent relief
ALPINE Shire councillors last week approved rent relief for council lessees under the Victorian Government Tenancy Relief Scheme. Council acknowledged at last Tuesday’s monthly council…
Virus delays bike track project
ALPINE Shire Council will delay the delivery of its bike track project for Bright’s Pioneer Park due to complications from the coronavirus pandemic. Council endorsed…
Quiet time sees council start pedestrian safety projects
AN unusually quiet Bright will become safer and more accessible with Alpine Shire Council making the most of the down time to start its pedestrian…
Local council elections to go ahead this year
LOCAL council elections will go ahead later this year but current Alpine Shire mayor Peter Roper will not stand for a fourth term. Minister for…
New technology for local businesses
BUSINESS Council of Australia (BCA), through the BizRebild initiative, has come to the aid of local businesses in need of a technology upgrade. Myrtleford, Bright…
Council drafts 20/21 budget
MORE than $1 million will be spent on the social and economic recovery of the Alpine Shire following January’s bushfires with the community the first…
Majority support for green waste service
ALPINE Shire Council will consider providing a kerbside food organics garden organics (FOGO) service by 2021 with councilors unanimously agreeing “it’s time to get it…
Preparation is key
SHOULD councillors not be able to physically hold meetings, Alpine Shire Council’s chief executive officer Charlie Bird will have the power to make decisions on…
‘Please don’t forget about us’
THE Alpine Shire Council has called on the state and federal governments to provide support packages for local ratepayers. Through the Hume Local Government Network,…
Council approves rate relief
ALPINE Shire businesses indirectly affected by the January bushfires will be eligible to receive one-quarter of rate relief for the 2019/20 financial year, after council…
