Loddon Shire Mayoral Column 27 September 2023
Published on 26 September 2023
Inglewood residents – tell us what’s important to you
Loddon Shire Council invites local residents to share your opinion about your ideal main street environment.
We are currently planning for the future of Inglewood and your input will help guide focus and investment in the future – make your voice count and tell us what is really important to you.
The survey takes around five minutes to complete - and you can even go in the draw to win one of three $100 local produce hampers.
Complete the survey here: https://www.placescore.org/loddon-cf-edm
Community Recovery Grants open
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the October 2022 floods, Loddon Shire Council’s Community Recovery Team is pleased to provide grants for communities to hold activities and events which create opportunities for connection, resilience, capacity building and positive wellbeing, and help keep our communities strong. Grants available range from $500 to $5,000 depending on the activity or event.
Applications are now open and close at midnight, Sunday 22 October 2023.
Grants are available to not-for-profit community groups or groups that are auspiced by an incorporated not-for-profit group. Community groups must be located within the Loddon Shire and serve residents of the Loddon Shire. Projects must link to flood recovery and have clear outcomes for communities across Loddon Shire that were impacted by the October 2022 floods.
The grants will support community-led flood recovery activity around the following priorities:
Projects that maintain and build on social links within communities and promote social inclusion and equity (i.e. community Christmas tree events or markets)
- Community events that bring people together to support social connectedness (community barbecue event or similar)
- Projects that promote healthy communities and improved mental health and wellbeing (recreational, sporting or health-focused activities)
- Projects that support safer communities, including responding to future emergency situations and prevention of family violence (i.e. professional development and training for CFA volunteers, Mental Health First Aid training for sporting club representatives etc.)
- Projects that promote the Five Ways to Wellbeing – Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning and Give.
- Other projects that create sustainable long-term outcomes to build the resilience of the Loddon community to withstand the future impacts of climate change.
- Projects that bring multiple community partners together and involve a wide cross section of the community are strongly encouraged.
What cannot be funded?
- Prize money
- Projects that have a religious or political purpose
- Projects that have already commenced or that have already been completed
- Purchase of alcohol
- Groups located outside the Loddon Shire
- Permanent infrastructure or equipment.
Funding
Funding will be distributed to successful organisations in late 2023 following completion of a grant agreement. All successful projects are to be completed by June 2024, with receipts, photographs and an acquittal submitted accordingly.
To apply go to https://loddon.smartygrants.com.au/
Transmission Company Victoria (TCV) – upcoming community meetings
In October TCV are hosting a series of public meetings across the VNI West project area to share details of the draft corridor with landholders and communities as well as answer any questions.
The community meetings start from Tuesday 10 October to Thursday 19 October in Charlton, St Arnaud, Boort, Stawell and Kerang.
These meetings will follow the release of the draft corridor for VNI West and are a chance for TCV to listen and learn from the communities that may have the VNI West on their land as well as answer any questions.
Each meeting will include a town hall presentation and panel Q&A from 5:00pm to 6:30pm, followed by a drop-in information session where you can talk to individual staff from the VNI West project team from 6:30pm to 7:30pm.
We will also be hosting a webinar on Thursday 19 October from 4:00pm to 5:30pm. To attend, please register via our online form https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=sQe9wba3ykee8M9mc12q5rQWNm_hcMBLmssyasVNXfpURTBTNlI1UUJONFBSU0JQR0tSM1BTU0s1Ri4u.
- Tuesday 10 October 2023 - Charlton Park Complex, Charlton
- Wednesday 11 October 2023 - Stewart and McDonald Hall, St Arnaud
- Thursday 12 October 2023 - Boort Memorial Hall, Boort
- Monday 16 October 2023 - Stawell Entertainment Centre, Stawell
- Tuesday 17 October 2023 - Kerang Memorial Hall, Kerang
For more information visit https://transmissionvictoria.com.au/community
Glass recycling bins have arrived at the landfill and transfer stations across Loddon Shire
Due to Victorian Government state-wide kerbside reforms, there are major changes coming to the way we recycle glass. There are now glass disposal points across all of Council’s waste facilities for residents to drop off their used glass bottles and jars for free.
Glass manufacturers will be able to recycle twice as much glass.
Separating glass from other materials:
- Reduces contamination (broken glass won’t spoil paper, cardboard and plastic recycling)
- Allows recovery of more resources that get recycled in Victoria
When glass is sorted into the right bin it can be recycled again and again. Small fragments (that can’t be remade into bottles or jars) can be used in the construction sector in road base.
Glass that can be taken to drop off points include sauce and condiment jars, wine bottles, beer bottles and glass soft drink bottles. All glass bottles must be rinsed and have corks and lids removed.
Glass that cannot be taken to drop off points includes drinking glasses, broken crockery, storage and baking ware, perfume bottles and window glass.
For more information, including locations and operating times visit www.loddon.vic.gov.au/For-residents/Your-home/Garbage-and-recycling and click on “Waste facility timetable and fees” and “Glass Recycling”.