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Following the Victorian Government’s announcement on Sunday 24 May regarding the easing of COVID-19 restrictions, Council is planning the reopening of a number of facilities and services in Golden Plains.
Campgrounds in Golden Plains Shire
The Rokewood Resource Recovery Centre will reopen to receive residential hard waste and e-waste on Sunday 31 May.
The transfer station was closed in March, as part of Council’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Council welcomes yesterday’s announcement from the Victorian Government: that property owners will have another five months to register their pool or spa with their local council.
The May Ordinary Meeting of Council for 2020 went ahead at the changed location of the brand new Council Chamber in the Golden Plains Civic Centre in Bannockburn last night, Tuesday 26 May, with all Councillors in attendance.
Together with the Victorian State Emergency Service (VICSES), Council recently updated the Municipal Flood Emergency Management Plan (MFEP) for Golden Plains Shire.
Tonight's Ordinary Meeting of Council will be livestreamed on Council's YouTube page..
To view the Council Meeting online from 6pm, Tuesday 26 May, click the button below or visit youtube.com and search ‘Golden Plains Shire Council’.
Outdoor playgrounds, skate parks and bike parks will be reopened for play in Golden Plains Shire from tomorrow, Tuesday 26 May.
Thank you to all residents who submitted questions about the 2020/21 Draft Budget. Below are a list of some of the questions Council received over the last few weeks and the provided response from Council:
Golden Plains Shire Council is now inviting feedback on its Draft Management Plan for Bakers Lane Reserve in Teesdale.
To allow for greater social distancing, all Ordinary Meetings of Council will be held in the new Council Chamber at the Golden Plains Civic Centre, Pope Street, Bannockburn, until further notice.
