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No time to waste, ReVive entries Close Aug 26th

Aug 25, 2019

No time to waste, ReVive entries Close Aug 26th

Sometimes art is rubbish. And it should be. The popular ReVive Art Prize returns to Eurobodalla in 2019. Eurobodalla Council’s arts coordinator Indi Carmichael said the exhibition was a real conversation starter about consumption and waste. “This is the sixth edition of the ReVive Art Prize,” Ms Carmichael said, “with the prize becoming a biennial event in 2017. “It’s one of the shire’s best-loved art exhibitions and will be held at one of our best-loved art spaces, the Basil

Council Noticeboard of July 24th, 2019

Jul 23, 2019

Council Noticeboard of July 24th, 2019

This week's Council Noticeboard Click HERE for full screen Council's website is regularly updated with information and notices . Advertised notices may include road closures, meetings, tenders, development consents and approvals, public notices, events, activities, jobs and other matters and you can find this information on the following links: Click these links for: Jobs at Council - Media releases - Tenders and EOIs - Current works - Temporary Road Closures - Public

Council Noticeboard of July 17th, 2019

Jul 16, 2019

Council Noticeboard of July 17th, 2019

This week's Council Noticeboard Click HERE for full screen Council's website is regularly updated with information and notices . Advertised notices may include road closures, meetings, tenders, development consents and approvals, public notices, events, activities, jobs and other matters and you can find this information on the following links: Click these links for: Jobs at Council - Media releases - Tenders and EOIs - Current works - Temporary Road Closures - Public

Council's Living in Eurobodalla Newsletter for July to September 2019 OUT Now

Jul 5, 2019

Council's Living in Eurobodalla Newsletter for July to September 2019 OUT Now

The latest Living in Eurobodalla newsletter is OUT NOW - HERE Delivered to every household and mail box in the Eurobodalla this four page newsletter brings you Council news and what's on for the coming months. Hopefully, with nearly 40% of our home owners as non-resident ratepayers publishing the latest newsletter link here will keep them further informed of what is happening in the council and around the shire. If you missed out on a delivery or live outside of the Eurob

Mayor interview with ABC Sth East: voices frustration over State Govt delays in the Rural Lands Stra

Jul 3, 2019

Mayor interview with ABC Sth East: voices frustration over State Govt delays in the Rural Lands Stra

Mayor Liz Innes, in an interview with Simon Lauder of ABC South East, voiced her frustration over the delays in the State Government review of the Eurobodalla Rural Lands Strategy. With the promise made by then Planning Minister Roberts that signing off of the Strategy would be one of the first tasks of the re-elected NSW Liberal Government the mayor advised the ABC that unfortunately there was a change in that minister and the new planning minister, Rob Stokes, "has had t

Heritage grants available for Eurobodalla property owners

Jul 3, 2019

Heritage grants available for Eurobodalla property owners

Owners of heritage properties in Eurobodalla can apply for grants from Eurobodalla Council this month to help them restore heritage items to their original glory.Grants of up to $5,000 are available for projects that enhance individual places, buildings and historic streetscapes and promote the appreciation of Eurobodalla’s history. Council offers the Local Heritage Places Grant program every year to raise awareness of heritage conservation, with a funding contribution from

Council Noticeboard of July 3rd, 2019

Jul 2, 2019

Council Noticeboard of July 3rd, 2019

This week's Council Noticeboard Click HERE for full screen Council's website is regularly updated with information and notices . Advertised notices may include road closures, meetings, tenders, development consents and approvals, public notices, events, activities, jobs and other matters and you can find this information on the following links: Click these links for: Jobs at Council - Media releases - Tenders and EOIs - Current works - Temporary Road Closures - Public

Are Councils in breach of the law for fluoridating water - have a read of this

Jun 30, 2019

Are Councils in breach of the law for fluoridating water - have a read of this

The Beagle Editor, Your readers, Council and Councillors might be interested in our latest media release. when fools rush in … In an extraordinary development in the public debate over the Fluoridation of public drinking water supplies by Australian councils, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council (PMHC) has resolved to publicly release legal advice that it is in breach of Therapeutic Goods legislation by fluoridating the shire’s drinking water supplies. The BVSRRA understands

Council responds to RMS plans for Narooma as a matter of Urgency

Jun 29, 2019

Council responds to RMS plans for Narooma as a matter of Urgency

Councillor Phil Constable raised an issue of urgent business regarding NSW Road and Maritime services has proposed to ban the right turn off the Princes Highway at Centenary Drive, Narooma. The RMS has sought feedback by 9 July 2019. The Mayor declared the item urgent, as Council would not meet again until 30 July 2019 and the matter is of importance to the Narooma community. Centenary Drive accesses local beaches, the Narooma Boardwalk, Apex Park boat ramp, Mill Bay boat

A Concept D reveal but will it get the tick of approval still falling short in many ways

Jun 28, 2019

A Concept D reveal but will it get the tick of approval still falling short in many ways

On June 26th Perfex, the lobby group for a performance/exhibition centre in the Bay, held an information session at the Batemans Bay Community Centre, in conjunction with their AGM. Because there has been little communication as to where the project is up to since the results of the 3 Concept plans were announced, Council was invited to provide an update. Dr Susan Mackenzie, PerfEx President said "We were very pleased that Lindsay Usher, Director, and Stephen Phipps, Projec

Link Road connection to the Princes Highway getting closer

Jun 28, 2019

Link Road connection to the Princes Highway getting closer

Council advise that the south Batemans Bay bypass is a step closer to reality, with their construction of Glenella Road between George Bass Drive and Heron Road now complete. In their latest e-news Council says "Connection of the new road with the Princes Highway now falls to Roads and Maritime Services, which is developing designs for the highway intersection after allocating $30 million to the project in January. Council's $10 million part of the project was funded by the

Eurobodalla Council signs up for energy savings program

Jun 27, 2019

Eurobodalla Council signs up for energy savings program

Eurobodalla Council is one of 18 local governments to join a ground-breaking program to help communities save energy and cut power bills run by the NSW Office of Environment and Heritage (OEH). The Sustainable Councils and Communities Program is a $1.7 million, four-year pilot program working with 18 councils to help them better understand their energy use. The program is funded by the NSW Government’s Climate Change Fund to help councils with limited budgets become ‘investme

Councillors: too thick or just indifferent ?

Jun 26, 2019

Councillors: too thick or just indifferent ?

The Council meeting this week saw Mr Jim Bright present to Council during the now Unseen and Unheard Public Forum. Mr Bright presented on a serious topic that he hoped would advise the councilors that there was something very stinky in the way Council selects its reviewer for Codes of Conduct complaints "Let me state categorically – at all times between June 2016 and now, the ESC was legally obliged to have had its own panel of reviewers in place – but it did not do so. A

Councillors move to grant themselves a 2.5% increase

Jun 26, 2019

Councillors move to grant themselves a 2.5% increase

There was considerable discussion around the vote to be taken by Eurobodalla Councillors at yesterday's Council meeting as to whether they should vote themselves a pay rise. While the Local Government Remuneration Tribunal had set the mayoral and councillor fees for the 2019-20 financial year, with effect from 1 July 2019, and determined that a maximum increase of 2.5% could apply Councillors were asked by a speaker during Public Forum as to whether they should vote themselve

Council approves 2019-20 operational plan

Jun 26, 2019

Council approves 2019-20 operational plan

Eurobodalla Council has approved its to-do list for the next 12 months, with the adoption of its latest Delivery Program and Operational Plan on Tuesday. Council expects to manage an income of more than $119 million in 2019-20. More than half of this will come from ratepayers, with the remainder from user fees and charges, grants, contributions and investments. It will spend $75.4 million on capital works projects throughout the shire, more than $13 million on local roads, br

Council Noticeboard of June 26th, 2019

Jun 25, 2019

Council Noticeboard of June 26th, 2019

This week's Council Noticeboard Click HERE for full screen Council's website is regularly updated with information and notices . Advertised notices may include road closures, meetings, tenders, development consents and approvals, public notices, events, activities, jobs and other matters and you can find this information on the following links: Click these links for: Jobs at Council - Media releases - Tenders and EOIs - Current works - Temporary Road Closures - Public

Neighbourhood smoke: burnoffs, fitpits and wood heaters

Jun 24, 2019

Neighbourhood smoke: burnoffs, fitpits and wood heaters

As the weather cools, Eurobodalla Council is reminding residents that open burning in residential areas, particularly of rubbish and green vegetation, is not permitted. Council’s acting environmental services manager Nathan Ladmore says this includes burning dead and dry vegetation in incinerators and bonfires. “Burning rubbish, leaf litter and other vegetation at residential premises can cause smoke, resulting in poor localised air quality, environmental nuisance and harm to

Eurobodalla Council Worksite Van STOLEN

Jun 21, 2019

Eurobodalla Council Worksite Van STOLEN

Watch out for anyone sidling up in the pub saying "Psssttt - wanna buy a cheap van?" One of Council's site vans - like this one - was stolen this week while it was parked on private property on Broulee Road. The van has a gas fridge, stove and a toilet and frustratingly, two of the Council staff also lost all of their TAFE work in the van at the time. The Council signage was removed and left behind at the site but if anyone knows anything, please let Council (44741000) or the

Tourism industry on a high with increased visitation

Jun 21, 2019

Tourism industry on a high with increased visitation

As Eurobodalla Council’s tourism team prepares to take the shire’s destination marketing in a new direction, latest tourism data shows visitation appears to have improved in the December 2018 Quarter (latest figures). Source: It is understood that the Eurobodalla Council has several strategies either adopted or in the pipeline setting out what they believe will be tangible actions to boost tourism and ultimately the local economy in the areas of destination marketing, events,

How deep are our pockets : your rates are going up while the Mayor and Councillors will no doubt gra

Jun 20, 2019

How deep are our pockets : your rates are going up while the Mayor and Councillors will no doubt gra

Next Tuesday Eurobodalla Councillors will be voting on whether they should grant themselves a 2.5% increase. This decision will be made on the same day they put out the latest Fees and Charges for use of Council facilities from pools to playing fields and halls, water use, sewer use and tip fees that have all taken a hike skyward. The vote for a fee increase is to be delivered in the same report that says the annual Ordinary Rates for 2019-20 are 2.7%. The Environment Lev

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