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Date Time Proposed 2021-22 budget supports community Hobsons Bay City Council’s Proposed Annual Budget 2021-22 will deliver $2 million in COVID recovery programs and ongoing rate and financial hardship relief, $63.491 million in capital works projects, and funding for over 100 vital community services. The Proposed Annual Budget 2021-22 is now open for community feedback and submissions until 23 May 2021, following adoption at last night’s Council Meeting. The $63.491 million Capital Works ...

Stay in the loop Sign up for our free email newsletter. Unsubscribe anytime or contact us for details. A pedestrian and cyclist bridge that has been years in the making is finally close to completion, and its set to partially open to the public next week.  The King-Liberty Pedestrian/Cycle Bridge has been under construction for several years now, and Liberty Village residents have long awaited its arrival over the Metrolinx Kitchener/Milton Rail Corridor.  Fortunately, the city has ...

Date Time New footpath from Bridge in Bass A new footpath is being constructed along Hade Avenue in Bass, linking the Bass Bridge, to the memorial area, cenotaph and carpark. Work is underway on the project, which is expected to be completed prior to ANZAC Day (25 April). This $50,000 project is fully funded by Bass Coast Shire Council as part of its 2020/21 Capital Works Program. These works will give the community a safe pedestrian connection to existing footpath network and provide connectio...

Longwarry North Footpath extension to the Princes Way walking track from the existing walking track at Thornell’s Reserve. Modella Improvements to the tennis court, car parking upgrades and removal of the existing shed at the Modella Recreation Reserve. Seaview New barbeque facilities at the Seaview Hall, and if budget allows, new outdoor lights and a cooktop at the hall. Council will continue to engage with each community throughout the delivery phase of each project. Each project will be fu...

A comprehensive mid-year review of Campaspe Shire Council's 2020/21 Budget forecasts a surplus of $4,161,374, an increase of $1,431,782 when compared to...

Date Time Local roads set to be resealed across Baw Baw Shire A total of 148,000 square metres of road surfaces will be resealed this year, after Council awarded a tender for the works at its meeting on Wednesday 10 February. Sections of 16 local roads across the Shire will be resealed to improve safety and access for road users as part of Council’s annual Road Resealing Program The contract for the works was awarded to Fulton Hogan Industries Pty Ltd for the total sum of $930,136.15 (excludi...

Date Time Rubber hits road in spray resealing project The City of Launceston will this week begin work on a $220,000 spray reseal of Lilydale Road, between Barnards Road and Underwood Road, using a mix of recycled crumb rubber and bitumen. The crumb rubber bitumen is manufactured from recycled car and truck tyres, and a 2.8km section of Lilydale Road will be resealed with it this week, weather depending. While the City of Launceston has used recycled glass in road sealing projects before, this ...

Bass Coast Shire Council will replace 46 of the solar panels on the roof of the Inverloch Community Hub this February, with a new 15kW solar system. The...

Date Time Council readies $15m worth of accelerated capital works The City of Launceston expects to roll out more than $15m worth of targeted infrastructure upgrades in the first quarter of 2021 as part of its five-year $40m Accelerated Capital Works Program. The Accelerated Capital Works Program is an initiative of the City of Launceston’s Community Care and Recovery Package, Tasmania’s largest local government response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over five years the program will bring forwa...