MEDIA RELEASE SUPPLIED BY THE OFFICE OF MEMBER FOR GOULBURN, WENDY TUCKERMAN
Councils in the Goulburn electorate will soon start receiving funds for urgent pothole repairs, under the NSW Government’s $50 million Fixing Local Roads Pothole Repair Round.
The following report of Upper Lachlan Shire Council construction and maintenance works in progress was submitted for the 17 November 2022 Ordinary Meeting of Council. Some of these works have been completed or rescheduled since then.
Grabine Road Reconstruction (Growing Local Economies Program)
Crookwell is set to light up and bedazzle with the inaugural Crookwell Twilight Christmas Fair taking place on Saturday 3rd December, showcasing the creators, makers, growers, bakers and retail movers and shakers from the Upper Lachlan and Southern Tablelands regions.
Apologies
There were no apologies. Cr Jo Marshall attended by teleconferencing.
Mayoral Minute
Council received and noted the activities attended by the Mayor in the period since the last Monthly Ordinary Meeting of Council.
Statewide road emergency
UPDATE 10:30AM: The outage is reported as being resolved.
EARLIER (9:30AM): There is currently a power outage in the Taralga area.
Essential Energy advises that the outage was reported at 8:18 this morning and is affecting 585 customers.
Following the significant rain and storm events in Gunning, an increased number of mosquitos have been noted in the area.
This is common following flood events for mosquito numbers to rapidly increase and the best way to protect yourself and your family is to cover up with loose clothing and use insect repellent.
With a brief respite in the rain, Council has been able to complete several scheduled works in the Shire.
Council has rehabilitated Kentgrove Road from a gravel road to a sealed road.
Works started in June 2022 including gravelling and drainage works. Wet weather during that period held up the project at different times and works...
MEDIA RELEASE FROM CANBERRA REGION JOINT OPERATION
My Resilient Neighbourhood Workshops will be coming to nearby Local Government Areas in coming weeks as part of a joint project involving Resilience NSW, Department of Regions NSW and the Canberra Region Joint Organisation.
A bumper list of nominations will make for an exciting Australia Day Awards in 2023, with plenty of nominations across all categories. In coming weeks, we will list the candidates in each category, starting this week with the Young Citizen of the Year nominees.
YOUNG CITIZEN OF THE YEAR NOMINEES
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Upper Lachlan Shire Council is rolling out a new security system across the shire for all sporting fields and some council buildings.