July Council Meeting Wrap

AT ITS JULY MEETING, COUNCIL: 

• appointed Dr Matt Makin as an independent (external) member of the Corangamite Shire Council Audit Committee, until Mr Simon Buccheri resumes his role as an independent member or until Mr Buccheri’s term expires on 31 January 2021  

• granted a permit for a caretaker’s house on Cross Forest Road, Cobden

• adopted the Recreation Reserves Management Policy(PDF, 680KB) dated July 2019

• received the review of the Darlington Community Plan(PDF, 65KB) (See Darlington Community Plan background(PDF, 2MB)) and resolved to provide a copy of the revised plan to Moyne Shire Council; received the Review of the Derrinallum Community Plan(PDF, 112KB)

• allocated
  - $50,000 from the Community Grants program;
  - $80,000 from the Facility Grants program;
  - $60,000 from the Events and Festivals Grant Program; and
  - $30,000 from the Environment Support Grants program

Click here to see a full list of recipients

• approved the increase of higher mass limit for High Productivity Freight Vehicles on local roads suitable for an increase to:
  71.8 tonnes: Black Rock Road, Blackwood Park Road, Boorcan Road, Boorook Road (sealed section), Borthwicks Road, Castle Carey Road, Cobden-South Ecklin Road, Cooriemungle Road, Coradjil Road (sealed section), County Boundary Road, East Cross Forest Road, Curdies-Leichfield Road, Danedite Road (between Princes Hwy and Lenehans Lane), Erreys Road, Fords Road, Forest Park Road, Garners Road, Glenfyne-Brucknell Road, Jancourt Road, Lenehans Lane, Lilleys Lane, Majestic Drive, McMahons Road, Melrose Road, Milangil Estate Road (to McMahons Road only), Moreys Road, Naroghid Road (sealed section), Scanlons Road, Sisters Noorat Road, Sunday Ridge Road, Tesbury Road, Timboon-Terang Road, Waarre Road (to Iona gas plant from Melrose Road only), and Walshs Road (Cobden-Stonyford Road to Clarkes Road only); and 78 tonnes:  Neylon Street, Cobden-South Ecklin Road (Cobden-Warrnambool Road to Scanlons Road), and Scanlons Road (Cobden-South Ecklin Road to 40 Scanlons Road Entrance);

• awarded a Quick Response Grant to Timboon and District Kindergarten - Parent Advisory Group  ($478) towards a fundraising event for landscaping.
  authorised the Acting Chief Executive Officer to enter into the Memorandum of Understanding with the Great Ocean Road Regional Tourism Board until 30 June 2022.

Click here to read the full minutes of the July meeting

The next Ordinary Meeting of Council will be held:

Tuesday 27 August at 7 pm
Killara Centre
210-212 Manifold Street, Camperdown

Members of the community are invited to attend and join Councillors for supper at the end of the meeting. The Ordinary Meeting will include an Open Forum, during which you may ask questions or make a statement.