May Council Meeting Wrap

AT THE MAY COUNCIL MEETING, COUNCIL: 

• Endorsed the Committee of Management for the Kilnoorat Cemetery for 2019-2022: Ruth Brain, Graeme Fishcher, Pamela Jellie, Margaret Nixon, Nick Cole, Michael Nixon, Terry Brain  

• Appointed Mark McKenzie, Bronwyn McKenzie, Marion Gordon and James Maxwell as community members to the Beach Energy Otway Gas Plant Community Reference Group for two years

• Adopted a new Trails Management Policy

• Adopted the Long Term Asset Management Plan 2019-2029
• Adopted the Corangamite Shire Rural Living Strategy

• Endorsed the Mt Leura and Mt Sugarloaf Management Action Plan 2019-2023

• Endorsed the Draft Mt Noorat Management Plan and released it for public comment 

• Received a report on Council’s swimming pool operations for the 2018-2019 season. There were a total of 46,206 attendances in 2018-2019 compared to 46,612 attendances in 2017-2018

• Awarded the Cleaning of Council Buildings contract to Ausbright Facilities Management from 1 July 2019 to 30 June 2021, with the option to extend the contract for a further two year term

• Awarded the Home and Community Care Home Maintenance Service (Lawn Mowing and Gardening) contract to Jim’s Mowing for a period of three years starting 1 July 2019

• Awarded some Quick Response Grants to Lismore/Derrinallum CWA, Port Campbell Boardriders and U3A Corangamite

• Supported a motion to send a letter to the Premier of Victoria, Leader of the Opposition, Minister and Shadow Minister for Police and Emergency Services highlighting the negative impacts caused by a recent decline in emergency service volunteer numbers, in particular, the strain on the small number of active volunteers servicing Port Campbell and surrounds.

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