Moorabool Council
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Fewer in barrier for local council race
Forty candidates are in the race for nine seats on Melton council at next month’s local government elections. Just over 70 candidates stood at the…
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Green bins get thumbs up at Moorabool council
Moorabool council will begin offering its residents a green-bin service in the new year in a bid to reduce landfill. Waste services company KG Coy…
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IT shortfalls exposed after Moorabool council leaks
The Local Government Inspectorate has urged councils to secure their IT systems after Moorabool council records were accessed by a former councillor without clearance. Moorabool…
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Healing hub for Scotsburn
A new community hub will be built in Scotsburn as part of a plan to help the town’s recovery from last year’s bushfire. The December…
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Kinglake residents seven-year wait for Bear
Two-year-old Bear went missing in 2009, and the Wittmers had given up hope of finding him. After searching for the blue Staffordshire bull terrier for…
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Rowsley collision hotspot calmed
Roadworks to rid Rowsley of a collision hotspot have been completed. As part of upgrades to the intersection of Bacchus Marsh-Balliang and Glenmore roads, a…
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Moorabool councillor given reprieve
A Moorabool councillor who faced disqualification has been given a reprieve by the state government. West Ward Cr Tom Sullivan was among 107 Victorian councillors…
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Fears raised over Bacchus Marsh housing density
A Moorabool councillor fears the character of Bacchus Marsh will change if the town’s housing strategy encourages high-density residential developments. Councillors last week voted to…
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Moorabool Council ‘can do better’: residents
Moorabool council’s chief executive says it is “disheartening” to discover that people don’t think things are improving across the shire. “It’s disheartening that there’s no…
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Essence estate residents playground petition gets approved
Moorabool council has heeded the call by residents of a Bacchus Marsh estate for a playground in their neighbourhood. More than 100 residents of the…
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Ratepayers brace for larger rates bills than anticipated
Ratepayers should brace for larger rates bills than they anticipate, the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) says. Moorabool council was granted permission by the Essential…
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“Flood-prone” residents refused to be dammed
Bacchus Marsh residents are fighting a proposed planning amendment which would label their properties “flood-prone”. Moorabool council last Wednesday considered submissions to a proposed Amendment…
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Barnaby Joyce under fire over Bacchus Marsh irrigation snub
Moorabool council is urging the federal government to rethink its decision not to fund upgrades to the Bacchus Marsh irrigation district. Moorabool chief executive Rob…
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Cap threatens Moorabool council finances
Moorabool Council’s financial stability will be ‘jeopardised’ of it can’t raise rates beyond the state government-imposed cap, a meeting heard last week. The council expects to lose…
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Moorabool council welcomes funding to engage young people
Moorabool council has welcomed a new state government plan to involve more country youth in council and community affairs. Last week, state Youth Affairs Minister…
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