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✅ The Yarra Ranges Shire Council election is being held this October. Make sure your enrolment details are up to date by 4 pm on Friday 28 August so you can vote – don’t risk a fine!
ℹ️ Visit vec.vic.gov.au/enrolment or contact Yarra Ranges Council to enrol in one of the special council enrolment categories.
The Victorian Electoral Commission
At the ZOOM Warburton Advancement League (WAL) meeting. WAL serving the community for 60+ years.
WAL, tonight resolved unanimously to fund modest Street decorations for Christmas 2020. 👏👏👏🌲🌲🌲
Thank you #WarburtonAdvancementLeague
Join with me on Tuesday 15th September and attend the ZOOM Woori Yallock Community House AGM. ..... I'm going to miss the afternoon tea!
Return and Earn NSW recycling success story - Container Deposit Scheme (CDS).
Last September I was pleased to be part of the Victorian Waste Management Association (VWMA) Delegation to NSW to fact find the NSW Container Deposit Scheme (CDS) Return and Earn.
At that time my Key Learnings were:
• No Cost to Government, State or Local.
• A CDS will remove a waste stream from our collection, giving a cost reduction.
• Increase employment across the State.
• Great opportunities for the creation of social enterprises.
• Return and Earn has been very successful to date.
• After first year, price increases due to the CDS reflect a workable competitive market.
• State of the art technology across the whole process.
• Biggest hurdle in Victoria will be the State Government to introduce the CDS legislation and the contractual agreements. - 'WAS'.
The NSW Government this week released Return & Earn: NSW Recycling Success Story This document provides in depth detail of the critical success factors of the NSW Scheme.
Read The Sucess Story @
https://drive.google.com/…/128pjJdsbboU5MvuJKbpBgW8U-…/view…
Great news from the Victoria State Government:
By 2022–23 Victoria will have a container deposit scheme that will work alongside the new household waste collection system and make recycling easier outside the home.
Read more @
https://www.vic.gov.au/container-deposit-scheme
Link to Return & Earn Fact Sheet: https://drive.google.com/…/1iIhbwoT1qs9N-EFfwN15SdsUT…/view…
Tonight I was pleased to move the adoption of the 2020-21
Council Budget, Council Plan and Long-Term Financial Plan (2020-21 to 2029-30).
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures, and
Council’s 2020-21 draft budget is certainly a budget unlike any other. Council
has implemented many initiatives to support our residents, ratepayers and our
business community through this COVID-19 pandemic. This budget will build on
those initiatives and further increase the level of support as we move through
the remainder of 2020 and into 2021.
This budget has been developed around supporting the
community recover from the COVID-19 pandemic by assisting all community
members, including assisting property owners with rates.
Our plan, through delivering this budget, proposes a two
per cent rate rise in line with the State Government rate cap. To help ease the
financial burden for our ratepayers, we are also proposing to return a total of
$3.3 million back to ratepayers whose rates have increased compared to 2019-20
assessments, as part of our ‘Covid-19 Rates Relief Assistance’ package.
To put it simply,
this means that you won't pay any more in general rates than you did last year,
and some households will pay less.
This is in addition to the $4m Recovery Fund, taking the
COVID relief support to approximately $7.3 million in 2020-21.
In addition to focusing on providing relief to the community due to COVID-19, this budget will also continue to deliver on the over 120 services and initiatives that are contained in the 2017-2021 Council Plan and Capital Expenditure Program.
Agenda available @ https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Council/Council-meetings/Minutes-and-agendas #ManagingThisTogether
The proposed Warburton Mountain Bike Destination trails are not in violation of any Acts. At present the project is being assessed through an Environment Effects Statement (EES) approval process that will ensure the project is designed, constructed and operated to minimise adverse environmental and community impacts. It requires detailed investigation across a wide range of environmental factors including ecological, physical and social elements and will involve community consultation.
I would also like to point out that Yarra
Ranges Council has consulted widely with the community regarding the
development of the Master Plan for the Warburton Mountain Biking Destination.
Feedback has been sought from residents of Warburton and the Yarra Valley, businesses,
community groups, Government Agencies and mountain bike riders alike.
Council is committed to working with partnering agencies to
ensure this exciting project continues to progress, the Environment Effects Statement (EES) will further
strengthen comprehensive work already undertaken in planning the project to
ensure potential environmental impacts would be appropriately managed.
As work continues on the EES process with DELWP, Council
will concurrently finalise the draft Warburton Mountain Bike Destination Master
Plan for community input and determine priorities in delivering associated
infrastructure.
Keep up to date with the Warburton Mountain Biking Destination by visiting Ride Yarra Ranges and signing up for regular update.
Thank you so much Tara and the Yarra Ranges Council Economic Development & Tourism Team, a Team as Councillors we are so proud to support. 👏👏👏
If you're in business, feeling overwhelmed and unsure about the COVID-19 Stage 4 Restrictions and what it all means for you we have a dedicated team who are there to answer your questions.
In response to the impacts for COVID-19 Council has launched the COVID-19 Community Relief and Recovery Program. We recognise that Community/Volunteer Groups are the experts of your community and are best placed to identify, design and deliver projects and activities for community by community.
To find out more and to apply visit the Yarra Ranges Council grants: https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/…/Apply-for-Community-Gr…, call/email your Community Development Officer or email: grants@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
#BeKind #BeKindYarraRanges #BeKindToOthers #BeKindToYourself #ManagingThisTogether
Woori Community House Little Yarra Valley Neighbourhood Millgrove Residents Action Group Yarra Junction Lives WHYLD Community Group The Warburton Network Reefton/McMahons Creek Community ADRA Redwood Community Centre
