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- Waste collection changes deferred for weekly household bins and FOGO
- 2025 council meeting schedule adopted
- Councillor committee and external body appointments endorsed with amendments
- Elects Don Henderson as Mayor for 2024/2025
- Elects Lesley Hewitt as Deputy Mayor for 2024/2025
- Notes councillors’ oaths and affirmations of office
2 more decisions from Hepburn Shire Council, 26 November 2024
- Adopt Rural Land Use Strategy for Moorabool
- Adopt Bacchus Marsh Town Centre Structure Plan
- Proceed with planning scheme amendments for adopted strategies
2 more decisions from Moorabool Shire Council, 11 September 2024
- Prepare Open Space Strategy with identified funding
- Support Planning Scheme Amendment C105gpla for Bannockburn rezoning
- Prepare report on Developer–Councillor Contact Register
1 more decision from Golden Plains Shire, 10 September 2024
- Adopt 2024–2028 onsite wastewater management plan
- Endorse $614,127.07 for 2024/25 insurance renewal
- Amend September 2024 meeting and cuppa dates, issue public notice
2 more decisions from Pyrenees Shire Council, 16 July 2024
- Draft 2024/25 annual budget released for public consultation
- Affordable housing funding approved, with $100,000 deferred to 2025/26
- Budget consultation set on Participate Hepburn, submissions close 13 June 2024
1 more decision from Hepburn Shire Council, 28 May 2024
- Confirm outcomes from Bannockburn Recreation Precinct engagement
- Adopt updated Community Vision 2040 after consultation
- Endorse draft Special Rates and Charges Policy for public exhibition
2 more decisions from Golden Plains Shire, 28 May 2024
- Draft 2024/25 budget and 10-year plan go to community consultation
- Public notice set for adopting the 2024/25 budget on 25 June 2024
- Public notice set to review and adopt the 10-year financial plan on 25 June 2024
2 more decisions from Pyrenees Shire Council, 7 May 2024
- Adopt quarterly performance report financial statements to 31 March 2024
- Suspend Ararat Fitness Centre stage 1 redevelopment and reallocate budget
- Endorse 2024/25 budget engagement plan for Engage Ararat and town halls
2 more decisions from Ararat Rural City Council, 30 April 2024
- Release Central Goldfields draft 2024/25 budget for public comment
- Apply for $2 million Play Our Way Fund for Deledio Pavilion
- Endorse Financial Sustainability Strategy for community feedback
2 more decisions from Central Goldfields Shire Council, 23 April 2024
- Adopt Fair Access Action Plan for Council-managed facilities
- Discontinue Western Bulldogs Youth Leadership Program from 2024
- Set 2024/25 budget engagement and adoption date
2 more decisions from Ararat Rural City Council, 30 January 2024
- Awarded Netball Pavilion contract to Bowden Corp Pty Ltd for $904,114
- Awarded Bannockburn Skate Bowl contract to Independent Concrete Constructions for $843,165.40
- Approved Skate Bowl budget with $50,000 contingency and identified $70,913.23 shortfall
2 more decisions from Golden Plains Shire, 19 December 2023
- Endorses kerbside waste changes for Ballarat, including weekly FOGO
- Adopts Ballarat Customer Charter after community engagement
- Awards major patching and asphalt resurfacing contract for Ballarat
2 more decisions from City of Ballarat, 25 October 2023
- Budget submissions noted
- No public submissions requested to be heard
- Adopt Tree Protection and Management Policy
- Fund Slate Quarry Road improvement with extra $769,282 LRCI Phase 4
- Award Turf Sports Ground maintenance contract to Turf Care & Hire
1 more decision from Golden Plains Shire, 23 May 2023
- Council approves 31 townhouses at 17 Smith Street, Daylesford
- Council issues planning permit for Middleton Field ecovillage at 17 Smith Street
- Council notes April 2023 mayor and councillor reports
1 more decision from Hepburn Shire Council, 18 April 2023
- Adopt revised 2023/24 budget engagement plan for Ararat
- Adopt 2023/24 advocacy program key issues and consider $150,000
- CEO to report on pedestrian safety strategy for Ararat
1 more decision from Ararat Rural City Council, 18 April 2023