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Shire Articles

THE GREAT DIVIDE: Rural-urban rating opens

15 May 2012 @ 11:27 AM

Danielle Grindlay  |  A ‘FISCALLY responsible’ draft budget was released for Southern Grampian Shire taxpayer scrutiny over the weekend, with councillors urging people to check where their money will go. Councillors voiced concerned about the general seven per cent rate increase, set to become almost 10 per cent for urban residents and 5.03 per cent extra for rural dwellers following valuation figures. But council officers highlighted that only 31 per cent of revenue would come from ratepayers, with a huge percentage to be [...]  0 Comments

  • Plan for 4% rate hike

    11 May 2012 @ 11:49 AM

    Bill Meldrum  |  THE Glenelg Shire Council has proposed a 4.02 per cent increase in rate revenue for 2012-13. The details of the rate increase were given as part of the draft budget which was put out for public comment by the council [...]  0 Comments

  • Wave energy co remains upbeat

    7 May 2012 @ 10:14 AM

    Bill Meldrum  |  WAVE energy proponent Ocean Power Technologies (Australasia) Pty Ltd remains upbeat that a 19 megawatt demonstration project will be operating off the Portland coast by 2016. Gilbert George, a director of OPTA and the company formed to operate the wave [...]  0 Comments

  • Klobas wades in

    5 May 2012 @ 9:02 AM

    Kristy McDonald  |  ADELAIDE property developer, Michael Klobas says the Hamilton Structure Plan is derived from “pre-conceived” and “skilfully manipulated” public consultation process outcomes. Monday marks 12 months since this newspaper revealed that a development application Mr Klobas had presented to Southern Grampians [...]  0 Comments

TOWN ‘STIFLED’: Structure plan cops criticism 0

24 Apr 2012 @ 9:05 AM | General    Hamilton Spectator    Publications   

Emma-Jayne Schenk  |  STRATEGIES included in Hamilton’s Structure Plan are unfeasible and strip residential blocks of any commercial value, according to a local real estate agent who said planning and development would cease if guidelines were adopted. Southern Grampians Shire wants to reduce [...]

$4 million saleyards revamp 0

19 Apr 2012 @ 5:30 PM | General    Hamilton Spectator    Publications   

Emma-Jayne Schenk  |  A MULTI-million dollar revamp of the Hamilton saleyards has been approved by Southern Grampians Shire councillors, who adopted the Regional Livestock Exchange master plan at its April meeting. It is believed that $4 million will be committed to improving the [...]

Structure plan aims to protect the rural character of Dunkeld 0

19 Apr 2012 @ 5:21 PM | General    Hamilton Spectator    Publications   

Rex Martinich  |  DUNKELD Structure Plan committee members are pleased with the draft’s commitment to preserving the character of the town. Dunkeld Progress Association president and member of the structure plan steering committee, Dr Doug Fleming, said he was satisfied with most aspects [...]

Residents continue push to stop B-doubles 0

18 Apr 2012 @ 10:47 AM | Portland Observer   

Tiana Richardson  |  BROWNING and Kennedy streets residents hope they are a step closer to getting B-double trucks off their streets following a special meeting this week. Glenelg Shire councillors and officers met with the residents on Monday night to explore options to [...]

SAFETY FIRST: Cr wants wetlands money for footpaths 0

17 Apr 2012 @ 9:06 AM | General    Hamilton Spectator    Publications   

Kristy McDonald  |  A SOUTHERN Grampians councillor claims the safety of Hamilton’s elderly residents is being overlooked, with priority given to a ‘risky’ wetlands project rather than repairing the shire’s ageing footpaths. Cr Albert Calvano wanted $140,000 of a Local Government Infrastructure grants [...]

Access issues haunt prime CBD site 0

11 Apr 2012 @ 2:36 PM | Portland Observer   

Bill Meldrum  |  VEHICLE access to the former B.F. Aitken and Co furniture store site remains a major impediment to Glenelg Shire Council putting the prime Portland CBD property back on the market. In response to a question from the Portland Observer at [...]

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