Indigo Informer - Indigo Shire Council

Indigo Informer
FEBRUARY - MARCH 2011
Thank you
“There are many local
organisations fundraising for
those affected by the floods
and cyclones in Queensland.
It is so heartwarming
to
see the
efforts that
people are
putting in,
and it is, in
part, a thank
you for all the help offered to
the Victorian communities
affected by the bushfires in
2009. And we should not forget
other countries around the
world who are likewise battling
with their own issues.”
- Mayor, Cr Ali Pockley.
Community Survey
- tell us what you think
Each year Council conducts a
community survey to measure
its progress against the Council
Plan that residents helped
develop two years ago. We are
again conducting the survey
and a copy of this is inside this
newsletter and is available
online at www.surveymonkey.
com/s/ZY6N7NL
All you have to do is complete
the questions, fold the survey so
that the Reply Paid address is
visible, staple it, and pop it in
the post before Friday 18 March.
All completed surveys will go in
to a draw to win an ipod, digital
camera and meal vouchers.
Did you
know?
We now have hot water
available in showers at
the Yackandandah
and Rutherglen
pools.
Advocacy - going in to bat
for the community
One of the roles Indigo Shire Council fulfils is to ‘go in to
bat’ for the community on issues of concern that
people raise. This is important because Council can
sometimes advocate for people in ways that individuals
or small groups cannot. But it is often unseen work and
only a handful of people involved in a particular issue
may know that Council has added its voice to theirs.
In the past year Council has advocated on behalf of
the community, to various departments and
authorities, on a number of different issues. They
include:
• Stanley Telstra tower – lobbied Victorian Premier
for land lease agreement so that Telstra could
access the SP Ausnet tower on Mt Stanley to
provide mobile phone coverage.
• Whelan Report on financial sustainability of small
rural councils – lobbying State and Federal
Government for increased long-term funding.
• Lobbying of VicRoads on various road issues
including a major intersection at Kergunyah.
• Streamlining the process for removal of native
vegetation on roads as a fire prevention measure.
• Lobbying VicRoads for industrial signage on the
Wangaratta Road at Beechworth.
• Lobbying State Government for assistance for
chestnut growers when chestnut blight hit the
region last year.
• Committing to the North East Victoria Bushfire
Spotting and Response Service, enabling the
spotting of fires from remote and unmanned sites.
• Lobbying to host the 2011 Rural Summit for rural
councils. (23-24 March at Rutherglen, see p. 3)
• Funding for multipurpose centre at Barnawartha.
• Road safety measures in Main Street, Rutherglen.
Community spirit alive and well
Chiltern Primary School student Rosie Hymus showed
her community spirit after deciding to hold a cake stall
to raise money for the Royal Victorian Institute for the
Blind.
The street stall was held on Saturday 15 January by
Rosie and her friends who not only manned the stall
but also cooked the goods.
The idea started when Rosie made some biscuits and
wanted to sell them to the neighbours. Her parents
Debbie and Graham suggested it would be a good
idea to fundraise for a cause, and Rosie ran with the
idea from there. After “badgering” her parents and
subsequently her grandmother until the street stall was
organised, Rosie typed invitations to her friends and
family for support. Rosie’s friends answered the call,
and in turn persuaded their parents and grandparents
to help them cook their contributions. The stall raised
$250 for the Royal Victorian Institute for the Blind.
L - R: Hannah Thomas, 8, St Josephs Primary School; Nellie
Summerfield, 9, St Anne’s Primary School; Jasmine Hymus, 10,
Chiltern Primary School; Rosie Hymus, 8, Chiltern Primary School
and Grace Arney, 7, Chiltern Primary School.
After the floods... one happy resident. Read more Page 4.
‘A united, thriving and admired community… …a great place to live, work and visit’
www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Indigo Shire • PO Box 28, Beechworth 3747 – 1300 365 003 • PO Box 75, Yackandandah 3749 – 02 6028 1100
Customer Service Centres: Rutherglen – 02 6032 8206 • Chiltern – 03 5726 1206

Community matters
Trees young and old
Trees are an asset to Indigo Shire, particularly
our heritage trees. Part of the attraction for
people living in the shire and those visiting
our historic towns is the several hundred
trees listed with the National Trust and
Heritage Victoria.
Council has a program in place to proactively
manage and preserve these trees as well as
manage any other trees that become unsafe
due to age or storm damage.
Council’s Tree Maintenance Officer Mark
Anderson works across the whole shire,
assessing thousands of trees.
“Council recognises that trees are an asset to
the community and need to be preserved.
We take a proactive approach knowing that
our magnificent trees, particularly the
historic ones, help to beautify our towns,”
Mark says.
Australia Day Awards
Group leader Trevor Matthews with members of
the 1st Yackandandah Cub Pack raise the flag at
the Yackandandah Australia Day celebrations.
Congratulations to Pat O’Connor of
Chiltern, Indigo’s 2011 Citizen of the Year,
who was recognised on Australia Day. .
Pat lives to help others, and Indigo Shire is
lucky to have such a community-minded
person working tirelessly for others. Pat is
involved in countless community
organisations and charities and has been a
strong advocate for child welfare. Pat is a
long-standing and foundation member of
many Chiltern organisations and various
Indigo Shire Committees.
Congratulations to the Young Citizen of
the Year - Tyson Knight of the Indigo Valley,
Community Organisation of the Year - The
Rotary Club of Rutherglen, Emma George
Junior Sporting Scholarship recipient
Michael Menzie of Beechworth,
Beechworth and District Certificate of
Achievement recipient Graeme Smart,
Mark Anderson trims an unsafe branch from a gum tree
at Bruarong.
Chiltern and District Certificate of
Achievement recipient Charles
Summerfield, Rutherglen and District
Certificate of Achievement recipient
Stephen Ronnfeldt, Yackandandah and
District Certificate of Achievement
recipient James Trenery, Kiewa/
Tangambalanga Certificate of
Achievement recipients George Kelley &
Coral Kelley and Barnawartha and District
Certificate of Achievement recipient
William Simmons.
Congratulations
to Rutherglen
High School
Congratulations and well done to the 13
students, five parents and two staff from
Rutherglen High School who participated in
the Great Victorian Bike Ride in December.
The team won the RACV Best School on the
Road Award out of the 56 schools that took
part. They received a $2000 Rebel Sport
voucher for their riding skills, road etiquette,
communication and team spirit.
The 590km ride from Yarrawonga to
Marysville over nine days was made possible
through the help and sponsorship of
Poacher’s Paradise Hotel/Motel, Parker Pies,
Rutherglen Bakery, Jones Winery and
Corowa RSL. Rutherglen High School's Great Victorian Bike Ride team.
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Community matters
When there’s a flood...
Unprecedented storms hit the shire last
year causing major flooding and damage
to bridges and roads. On December 8, just
outside Yackandandah on Mongans Lane,
the approach to the bridge was wiped out
when about six inches of rain fell in an hour
turning Kinchington Creek from a gentle
stream into a raging, all-powerful torrent.
Pam and Jeff Brumley run their Gnangara
Premium Fresh hydroponic lettuce and
herbs business from their home just past
the bridge and access for them and other
families along Mongans Lane was cut. Pam
rang the Operations Department of Council
to report the damage and the bridge
access was reinstated within 24 hours.
“We were really impressed with the speed
of the council staff in getting the bridge
up and running again. We had 10 staff
who could not get to work and our
delivery trucks couldn’t take our stock to
all our outlets,” Pam said. “No one has ever
seen anything like this rain and the
damage it caused.”
The water covers the bridge and approaches at the
height of the storm.
The huge gaping hole at the approach to the bridge
left the families and Pam’s business stranded.
Pam stands near where council reinstated the
bridge approach.
‘Highway to Health’
Kergunyah Hall Committee of
Management is encouraging
residents to get involved with a
series of free yoga, exercise and
Zumba classes held at community
halls in Kergunyah, St Albans and
Upper Gundowring.
The program called ‘Highway to
Health’ is organised by Kergunyah
resident Lyndell Ozolins and will run
from February throughout 2011 in
four 10 week terms, in line with the
Victorian School holidays.
The free classes are funded by the
Victorian Bushfire Appeal Fund,
Health and Wellbeing for Older
People Program. People of all ages
in the community are more than
welcome to enjoy the course.
It is a wonderful opportunity that
will benefit the communities
involved enormously. The exercise
classes are gentle, low impact and
fun, designed to suit any physical
ability.
MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
6pm – 7pm 9.30am – 10.30am 7.30pm – 8.30pm 11am – 12pm 9.30am – 10.30am
Zumba Toning Zumba Gold Yoga Zumba Toning Zumba Gold
Kergunyah Hall Kergunyah Hall Kergunyah Hall
St Albans Hall
Kiewa Valley Hwy
Upper
Gundowring Hall
* This program may change for term
2, 3 & 4.
For more information please contact
Lyndell Ozolins on 0418 294 243.
Indigo hosts
Rural Summit
More than 250 people from across Victoria are expected
to attend the 4th annual Rural Summit to be held at All
Saints Estate, Rutherglen next month. The Summit, from
Wednesday 23 to Thursday 24 March, is a huge boost to
our local economy with all the food, wine,
entertainment and accommodation sourced locally.
“Participants will spend two days in the Shire
experiencing the best it has to offer, with a huge
flow-on benefit to many local businesses,” Council’s
Economic Development Officer Leanne Bussell said.
The Summit looks at issues facing Indigo Shire and
other rural councils, and solutions to these problems.
Delegates will discuss ways to revitalise rural
communities by creating, attracting and keeping global
enterprises in rural towns, improve opportunities for
young people and embrace the changing face of
agri-business, as well as focus on community needs.
Guest speakers will include Eliza Brown, All Saints Estate
Director, Anton Therkildsen, Co founder and Director
Valhalla Wines Rutherglen and Fred Parker, founder of
Parkers Pies.
To register please go to Council’s new website and
follow the links or contact Council’s Economic
Development Officer Leanne Bussell on 03 5728 8030.
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Community strengthening
Council received significant State Government funding for com
The Community Strengthening Project involves Council worki
Getting with
Louise Kaye-Smith, Ali Rowe and Geoff Simmons preparing for the Yackandandah Folk Festival, by
encouraging volunteers at the Volunteer Expo. The Yackandandah Folk Festival will run from 25 March
to 27 March.
Terri Standfield and Mel Tompkins at the Stanley Plateau Carnivale in November.
Across Indigo Shire, passionate, community-minded
residents have been getting involved in an exciting
program - the Community Strengthening Project.
A powerful catalyst for change is when people come
together and discover what they care most about in
their community. Council’s Community Strengthening
Project is based on this principle - that people willingly
support what they create.
The Community Strengthening Team meets with
residents to define the issues of importance to them,
culminating in a written Community Plan, whose
actions are determined and carried out by the
community. When people focus on their own
aspirations for their community, rather than someone
else’s, their strengths and talents become more obvious
and available. The Community Strengthening Project
brings all this energy and spirit together.
So far, Indigo communities who have developed their
own community plans are Bruarong, Chiltern,
Barnawartha, Stanley and Indigo Valley. Beechworth and
Yackandandah plans are currently being created and
other communities including Wahgunyah and Kiewa-
Tangambalanga will begin talking about their plans in
the coming weeks.
Rutherglen and
Wooragee
residents can
expect to see the
Community
Strengthening
Project
commencing in
their community
from April this
year. Now is the
time for residents
to begin thinking
about what they
might like to see
in their
community.
L - R: Rhys Parton, Carol Brett, Terri Standfield, Chris Brett, Cate Ferguson, Maggy Tyrie and Joan Smith-
Allen with the first edition of the Stanley newsletter.
Marilla and Mike Byrne at the launch of the Stanley
community newsletter Nine Mile News.
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Community Council strengthening matters
munity strengthening and bushfire recovery purposes in 2009.
ng with communities to prepare their own Community Plans.
the Strength
Projects residents
have identified
and are working
on in their various
communities
include:
• Open Day,
Chiltern
• Stronger tidy
towns
emphasis in
Barnawartha
• More
community
events in
Barnawartha
• Refurbished
community
hall at Bruarong
• Lake Anderson clean up, Chiltern
• Investigate flashing ‘school zone’ lights for Indigo
Creek Road
• An Indigo Valley Community Newsletter
• Community noticeboard, Stanley
Eunice DePiazza did her bit at the clean-up around
Lake Anderson as part of the Chiltern Community
Strengthening Project.
• Emergency trailer, Stanley, with power generator,
spotlights and a barbecue
• Stanley newsletter the Nine Mile News has been a
resounding success.
The Community Strengthening Team has supported
these community initiatives over the past year. The
photos on these two pages tell these success stories.
To become involved, contact the Community
Strengthening Team on 02 6028 1151 or 1300 365 003,
or email
• Chris Westwood: cwestwood@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
• Megan Randall: mrandall@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
• Scott Landells: slandells@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
The Stanley community trailer being put to good use.
Cathy McGowan, Maria Garvey, Sharlene Jones and Jane Powles discuss arts and culture at Indigo
Valley planning session late last year.
The evening at the Yackandandah Volunteer Expo in October at the Yackandandah Sports Park. This
was a free event to support and recognise our hard working volunteers, build on current volunteer
skills, as well as promote volunteer organisations for recruitment purposes. Participants enjoyed the
variety of content at the Expo, with many commenting about how they can now apply the new skills
they gained at the Expo.
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Community matters
On the road again
Gravel Road Re-sheeting:
Each year Council conducts gravel re-sheeting works across the
shire. Over time, traffic, wind and rain slowly breaks down and
removes the gravel surface of these roads, so additional gravel
material needs to be applied to the surface – gravel re-sheeting.
Each year the entire gravel road network is inspected and assessed
for the need for re-sheeting. This year Council’s Operations Team
delivered the program of re-sheeting work within the budget of
$409,000.
Resealing:
Council’s sealed road network periodically needs to be re-sealed
with a fresh coating of bitumen and aggregate. The main reason for
this re-treatment is because the existing layer of bitumen over time
(years) oxidizes and becomes brittle. As cracks develop and stones
are loosened, water penetrates the underlying pavement layers and
eventually causes serious and costly failure of the road. Council
endeavours to reseal a portion of the entire network each year as a
preservation measure. This year GW&BR Crameri from Myrtleford, a
local service provider contracted to Council, has completed the
program of works on time and within the $800,000 budget.
Road reconstruction:
Sometimes roads need to be upgraded when traffic increases. An
example of this is Jacks Road in Rutherglen. Council’s Operation’s
Team, with the support of local civil contractors, has been
reconstructing Jacks Road between the Murray Valley Highway and
the Rutherglen Wahgunyah Main Road to a new sealed road
standard. This segment of Jacks Road will cater for large transport
vehicles that service the local primary producers in the Rutherglen
district.
My Rutherglen in Fig Tree Park
Over 60 students from Rutherglen Primary,
St Mary’s and Rutherglen High Schools have
taken part in “My Rutherglen”, an initiative by
Arts Rutherglen to decorate the new Fig Tree
Park toilet block being built by Council. A
shortlist of 21 works was selected.
“The whole community, especially these
children can have a feeling of ownership of
the facility which is provided for their use.
The theme My Rutherglen was open to
interpretation and could be an image of
whatever Rutherglen means to them,”
Council’s Arts and Culture Development
Officer Ms Reid said.
Once the construction has been finished, an
exhibition will be held at either the
Rutherglen Library or the Rutherglen
Memorial Hall showcasing the original 60
artworks submitted.
SCOOTER
RECHARGE
POINTS
The Scooter Recharge
Scheme will be rolled out in
early 2011 by Indigo Shire
Council, Upper Hume
Council, Towong Shire
Council and the City of
Wodonga Rural Access
teams.
People will be able to
recharge their scooters or
electric wheelchairs while
they are out in the
community in local council
offices, libraries, chemists
and doctors’ surgeries,
shopping centres and cafes.
Please tell us where else you
think these outlets should
be placed.
Contact Loretta Caunt from
Rural Access Upper Hume on
0427 688 248 or email rural_
access@indigoshire.vic.gov.au.
The artwork selection panel made up of Jim Redmond, Cr Barbara Murdoch, Irena Webster from Arts Rutherglen, Susan
Reid and Cr Peter Graham.
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Calendar of events
February 2011
Friday 18
Indigo Summer Shorts Outdoor Cinema -
Tangled - Beechworth Police Paddock, starting
at Dusk. Free event. Phone Susan Reid - Indigo
Shire 02 6028 1100.
Saturday 19
Indigo Summer Shorts Outdoor Cinema -
Tangled - Wahgunyah Primary School, Starting
at Dusk. Free event. Phone Susan Reid - Indigo
Shire 02 6028 1100.
March 2011
Saturday 5
St Leonards Vineyard Wahgunyah - Music
on the Murray - Featuring Nicky Bomba.
Concert 12.30pm to 4pm. Strictly no BYO food
or drink, entry free. Contact 1800 021 621 or
www.stleonardswine.com.au
Saturday 5
Winemaker for a day at Valhalla Wines
Wahgunyah - Cost $50 pp, includes lunch.
Bookings essential 02 60331438.
Friday 11
Taste of Rutherglen - Dinner on Main
Street - Contact Winemakers of Rutherglen
1300 787 929 www.winemakers.com.au
Friday 11 - Sunday 20
Rutherglen 18th Annual Art Exhibition at
Rutherglen Memorial Hall - Featuring local
artists plus four guest artists. From Friday 11
March 6pm - 9.30pm, entry $10pp, other days
10am - 4pm entry $5. Enquiries 02 6032 9096 or
www.rutherglenvic.com
Saturday 12 & Sunday 13
Saturday 19 & Sunday 20
Tastes of Rutherglen - Rutherglen and
Wahgunyah wineries & restaurants presenting a
selection of entrees matched to the best wines of
the Rutherglen Wine Region. Full program of all
wineries participating: www.winemakers.com.au
Sunday 13
Chiltern Pro Rodeo - Chiltern Racecourse.
$20 Adults, $10 Seniors/ Aged Pensioners, $10
Children and $45 families (2 adults & 3 children),
Children under 5yrs free. Ph Kelvin Duke
03 5726 1509 www.chilternvic.com
Sunday 13
2011 Rutherglen Triathlon - Swim, bike and
run. www.rutherglenrotary.org
Saturday 19
Shakespeare in the Vines - Cofield Wines
Wahgunyah - Romeo and Juliet by Essential
Theatre $40 pp, bookings essential.
Ph 02 6033 3798 www.cofieldwines.com.au
Sunday 20 - Saturday 26
Terra Australis Great Southern land
Mountain Bike Epic - Seven-day mountain
bike journey. From Victoria’s Alpine Resorts to
Beechworth on Saturday 26 March.
www.terraaustralismtbepic.com or 0428 107 502.
Friday 25 - Sunday 27
Yackandandah Folk Festival - Weekend full
of live music, markets, workshops, busking and
great fun. Weekend passes and individual day
tickets available. Ph 02 6027 1988
www.folkfestival.yackandandah.com
April 2011
Saturday 2
Winery Walk Amulet Vineyard - Beechworth.
10am to 4pm. $120pp includes return transport
from accommodation in Beechworth.
Ph 03 5727 0420, www.hedonistichiking.com.au
www.amuletwines.com.au
Sunday 17
Rutherglen Flower Show & Expo - Memorial
Hall, High St Rutherglen. 12pm - 4pm. Entry $5
includes Devonshire tea/coffee, children free.
Contact Deborah Stefanides 02 6032 7845 or
0411 111 430.
Sunday 17
Chiltern Cancer Cruise, Car and Bike Show
Martin Park, Chiltern, donations going to the
Albury - Wodonga Cancer Foundation. Contact
Chiltern Visitor Information Centre 03 5726 1611
www.chilternvic.com
Easter Friday 22 - Monday 25
Golden Horseshoes Festival - Beechworth
Grand Parade, Street Stalls, Golden Putter
Competition, Carnival and Rides, Massive Easter
Egg Hunt, Craft Markets, Vintage Vehicles,
Buskers. Ph Beechworth Visitors Centre 1300
366 321 www.beechworthonline.com.au
Saturday 23
Easter Market - Rotary Club of Beechworth
Country Craft Market - Queen Victoria Park,
Sydney Street. Ph John Costello 5728 2915 or
0438 466 513.
Saturday 23
Paddy’s Market - Beechworth Neighbourhood
Centre in Ford St. 2nd hand goods, collectibles.
Ph Judy Lazarus 03 5728 2386 www.bnc.net.au
Saturday 23 - Monday 25
John Dermer’s 32nd Annual Easter
Exhibition - 9am - 5.30pm, Kirby’s Flat Pottery
Yackandandah. Porcelain, Table and Oven Ware
to be exhibited. Ph 02 6027 1416 www.
johndermer.com.au.
Saturday 23
Bullers Rock in the Vines - Buller Wines
Rutherglen - Featuring Jimmy Barnes, Ian
Moss, Jon Stevens and Vika & Linda Bull.
Contact 02 6032 9660 www.buller.com.au
Saturday 23 & Sunday 24
Campbells Winery Easter Picnic -
Rutherglen - Gourmet bbq, face painting,
games and Easter egg hunts. Ph 1800 359 458
or www.campbellswines.com.au
Monday 25
Wooragee Market - Wooragee Primary
School, Wodonga Road. From 1pm to 6pm.
Craft, plants, food, kids activities and music.
Ph Melanie 5728 7319 or Emma 5728 7251
www.beechworthonline.com.au
REGuLAR EVENTS
Lions Club Community Markets - (3rd
Sunday of every month) Wellsford Street,
Yackandandah. From 9am-1pm. Local produce,
wine, jam, chutney and much more. Gold coin
donation. Ph 0418 122 921.
Sunday 20 February • Sunday 20 March
Sunday 17 April
Chiltern Monthly Market - (4th Sunday
each month) Recreational Reserve (Footy
Ground). Home grown, fresh produce, second
hand, new, craft, huge variety, pony rides and
bbq. Ph Joy Lee 03 5726 1498.
Sunday 27 February • Sunday 27 March
Yackandandah Cinema - (fortnightly on
Friday evening) Public Hall, High Street. From
7pm. Adults $8, children $5, $22 family of four.
Ph Grahame Hutchings 02 6027 1077
www.yackcinema.com.au.
Friday 25 February
Friday 4 March • Friday 18 March
Friday 1 April • Friday 8 April
Beechworth Farmers Market - (first
Saturday of every month) Christ Church, cnr
Ford & Church Sts. From 9am to12pm. Fresh
food and produce. Ph Boyd Collins 0408 859 282
or Jenny Anderson 0427 251 657.
Saturday 5 March • Saturday 2 April
Yackandandah Old Time Dance - (2nd
Saturday of every month) Yackandandah Hall.
Entry $5. Practice lessons every Tuesday night,
entry $3. Ph 02 6027 1266.
Saturday 12 March • Saturday 9 April
Rutherglen Farmers Market - (2nd Sunday
of Every Month) Lions Park, 9am to 12.30pm.
Fresh seasonable fruit and vegetables, local
extra virgin olive oils, organic sourdough bread,
nashi juice, marmalades and spreads, local
lamb, Murray Cod and much more. Ph Nadine
Simpson 02 6033 6306 www.rutherglenvic.com
Sunday 13 March • Sunday 10 April
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Council matters
A sign of the times
Council is inviting you to help review its
Business Signage Guidelines - these
guidelines were created to preserve the
integrity of historic streetscapes and buildings.
A survey has been developed to help
capture people’s thoughts on this issue. The
survey looks at the community’s current
understanding of the Guidelines and their
intent, whether they are appropriate and
whether they should be applied equally
throughout the Shire. The current guidelines
define the size, style, colour and font that
can be used, the location of the signage and
how much space the signage can occupy
Business awards
- a first for
Indigo Shire
Yes, these awards are happening. The awards
are a chance to recognise innovation and
excellence, as well as superior customer
service and create an economic benefit for
businesses. If every visitor spent an extra $5
in our towns because of excellent service,
this would result in more than $700,000
being injected into Indigo Shire’s economy.
The award nominations close on 25 February
and the awards will be announced on Friday
15 April. Check out our new website for more
details. Visit www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au and
click on What We Do/Business and Industry.
on a building and on shop windows. The
guidelines also raise the issues of A Frame
signs and banners that are used to promote
events and activities.
A copy of the current Business Signage
Guidelines can be found on our new
website at www.indigoshire.vic.gov.au.
Complete the survey by:
• Visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/VYSMRNG
• Hard copies are also available from
Council’s Customer Service Centres
• Phone 03 5728 8000 or 1300 365 003
for a survey to be sent to you.
“Thanks for an
excellent and prompt
job repairing Brimin Rd
where the bitumen meets the
gravel. Also the gravel that
was put on Brimin Rd a few
months ago did a fantastic job
through all the wet weather.
Thanks from the residents
of Brimin Rd.“
- Simon Noble,
Brimin.
Councillor Contacts
Alison Pockley – Mayor
Mobile: 0448 803 411
Email: apockley@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Bernard Gaffney – Deputy Mayor
Ph: (03) 5728 1495 • Mobile: 0419 181 234
Email: bgaffney@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Peter Graham
Ph: (02) 6032 8534 • Mobile: 0429 198 100
Email: pgraham@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Peter Croucher
Ph: (02) 6027 3260 • Mobile: 0438 273 260
Email: pcroucher@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Larry Goldsworthy
Ph: (03) 5728 2973
Email: lgoldsworthy@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Vic Issell
Mobile: 0417 690 836
Email: vissell@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Barbara Murdoch
Ph: (03) 5726 1488 • Mobile: 0407 821 221
Email: bmurdoch@indigoshire.vic.gov.au
Council Meetings &
Community Forums
8 March – Yackandandah Sports Park Hall,
Yackandandah, Council Meeting, 3pm &
Community Forum, 6.30pm
12 April – Supper Room, Memorial Hall,
Beechworth, Council Meeting, 3pm &
Community Forum, 6.30pm
10 May – Community Centre,
Tangambalanga, Council Meeting, 3pm &
Community Forum, 6.30pm
Mt Buffalo Chalet
looks to future
Do you have an interest in or connection to the
Mount Buffalo Chalet? If so, you can register for
updates about the Mount Buffalo Community
Enterprise group’s investigation into re-opening
the Chalet. The Group has 16 members, mostly
residents of North East Victoria, and is in the
process of developing concept plans and
business plans. To register your interest and
receive project updates, please go to the Mount
Buffalo Community Enterprise website www.
mountbuffalocommunityenterprise.com.au
Mount Buffalo Community Enterprise group in front of the
Chalet.
• Council operates all of its Rutherglen
and Chiltern-based plant and
equipment on a B20 biodiesel blend
sourced from the local Biodiesel
Producers plant in Barnawartha.
Council has been trialling a 5% blend
for 12 months and moved to the
higher 20% blend in November 2010.
• The walking track around Lake
Sambell at Beechworth was
damaged in the severe storm in
December. Council has given top
priority to repairing high traffic areas
such as roads and bridges. But this
delightful walking track will be
repaired in due course.
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8 Indigo Informer – February - March 2011