Mayoral Matters April 2024 Published on 04 April 2024 Great news! On behalf of Hindmarsh Shire, I am pleased to announce we have appointed Monica Revell as our new Chief Executive Officer.Monica has been acting in the role for the last five and a half months and with her vast experience in Local Government, knows the business thoroughly. Monica beat a list of very impressive applicants for the position.We look forward to Monica excelling in... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters March 2024 Published on 08 March 2024 Congratulations to the community groups and businesses who received grant funding at our last council meeting through our Business Assistance Grants and Community Action Grants. We hope this money enhances or completes a variety of projects within our shire.We met with community members from Dimboola regarding the future of the senior citizens building in their town. Due to it needing extensive Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters February 2024 Published on 08 February 2024 Unfortunately, my column today starts with the sad news that Ms Jessie Holmes will not be commencing her role as Chief Executive Officer for Hindmarsh Shire due to personal issues.Councillors were unanimous in appointing Jessie and were confident in her abilities to lead the shire to new horizons. We wish Jessie all the best in her future endeavours, and we will be commencing recruitment of... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters January 2024 Published on 12 January 2024 Happy new year to everyone. I hope your Christmas was enjoyable and you are ready for the year ahead. I am looking forward to the challenges it will no doubt bring as budgets are becoming increasingly difficult to set and the search for additional funding rather than the continual burden on ratepayers will be an aim we continue to strive for through lobbying the main two tiers of government. Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters December 2023 Published on 15 December 2023 The Jeparit swimming hole is now almost complete with workers laying instant turf linking the whole precinct together being the deck overlooking the river, the new camp kitchen, the outdoor dining pods and the new all abilities amenities block. The 4 cabins also adjoin the area and council are very pleased how this project has evolved and given Jeparit an amenity and area of such a high... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters November 2023 Published on 24 November 2023 Well, harvest has arrived which means late nights, long hours, and a lot of heavy vehicles on our roads. Please be vigilant on our roads and allow our farmers plenty of access to maneuver their equipment between their paddocks and to our grain centres.We are entering our 16 days of activism campaign, which is an initiative to highlight the unacceptable practice of violence against women within Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters October 2023 Published on 27 October 2023 Hi everyone, we have now celebrated show week in our 4 towns and word is that these were a success on the whole and I look forward to our shows continuing into the future. Congratulations to all the volunteers and judges who made the shows possible and who waded through all the cooking, craft, art, etc to award "bragging rights" in our towns.At the Council meeting held on Wednesday 25 October... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters October 2023 Published on 02 October 2023 It's springtime, and with that, our 4 towns celebrate their shows. Many hours of voluntary work goes into preparing and planning these, and I am sure work commenced many months ago. I urge people to support their show, ensuring they have a future in our towns.Congratulations to all our sporting teams that would have recently been competing in finals, hopefully many were successful and also... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters September 2023 Published on 04 September 2023 On behalf of my fellow councillors, I am delighted to welcome Ms Jessie Holmes as the Chief Executive Officer of our shire for the next 5 years. Jessie was selected over a field of quality applicants and brings previous local government experience from her roles with Buloke Shire and more recently as CEO of Yarriambiack Shire where she performed credibly. Jessie has been performing in the role... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns
Mayoral Matters July 2023 Published on 28 July 2023 It was obviously disappointing to wake up to the news of the Nhill railway station having had fencing placed around it early last week. This was a result of a heritage survey that found there to be significant health and safety risks within the building.Whilst it is not a council asset and has been largely maintained by local residents over the years, we have a moral obligation to our... Tagged as: , Mayoral Columns