The December Council Meeting will be held on Tuesday 17 December at 6pm.
The agenda is available to view at:
www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/councilmeetings
The meeting will be held in-person at the Maryborough Town Hall and is open to the community to attend.
The meeting will also be livestreamed to our website at: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/councilmeetings
HOLIDAY SERVICES
Our Customer Service Centre will close at 2pm on Tuesday 24 December and will re-open at 9am on Thursday 2 January, 2025.
- Urgent after-hours issues that relate to Council infrastructure can be reported on 0419 005 577
- Urgent after-hours issues relating to animal control can be reported on 0407 508 448 (dog attacks, stock on roads and contained dogs only)
- Visitor Centre at Maryborough Railway Station – closed Christmas Day only
- The Nest and the Central Kindergarten Registration Office will close on Friday 20 December and reopen Monday 13 January
- Libraries, Maternal & Child Health and VicRoads – closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
- Please note VicRoads is closed every Friday.
Waste Service Changes
- Waste collection moves forward one day to avoid Christmas Day and New Year's Day, which fall on Wednesdays this season. Wednesday collections will occur on Thursday instead, while Thursday collections will occur on Friday instead.
- Talbot and Dunolly transfer stations (normally open on Wednesdays) will be closed for Christmas and New Year's days. Carisbrook is not open Wednesdays. Bealiba will open as normal on Boxing Day, 26 December
For a full list of modified hours visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/holidayhours2024
FREE SUMMER MAGAZINE
Summer has arrived, so you should have received your latest edition of our Community Update, hot off the press.
Every household was mailed a copy - including Santa's, but if you have not received yours, they are available free at our Customer Service Centre, our libraries, the Goldfields Family Centre and our Visitor Centre.
In our latest edition we introduce you to our new Council and share how they can support you over the next four years.
We are also celebrating summer and all the things you can see and do across our Shire during the warm weather - including ways to keep safe.
You can also read our Community Update online at:
www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/communityupdate
SUMMER FUN
Our summer fun has already started, with a growing list of things to do and places to go for young people thanks to Maryborough Regional Library, Central Goldfields Art Gallery, our Visit Maryborough & Surrounds team and our free outdoor pools.
To keep up to date visit:
www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/SummerFun2025
NEILL STREET WORKS
Neill Street, Maryborough (between Clarendon and Campbell streets) will be closed all day today, Friday 13 December from 6.30am to 5.30pm.
As part of the construction of the new hospital, the area must be cleared to allow crane lifting of materials onto the site.
Please follow directions from traffic controllers with patience and courtesy, for everyone's safety.
AUSTRALIA DAY MEDALLIONS AND BOOKS
As part of our free, family-friendly Australia Day event in Maryborough, to be held at Station Domain on Sunday 26 January 2025 from 8.30am there will be:
- Medallions presented to all of our new babies born during 2024
- Kinder books presented to all three and four-year-old children starting kindergarten in 2025.
To register your children for medallions and books visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/australiaday2025
CHRISTMAS PARKING
One thing you don't want for Christmas is a parking infringement fine. With shopping centres now at their busiest, we've employed additional compliance officers to check that drivers are sharing the available parking spaces fairly.
By enforcing time limits we support local businesses, by ensuring regular availability of convenient parking near their stores. Over-staying the time limit incurs a fine of $65. Penalties for other offences, such as parking illegally or in a disabled space without an approved parking sticker, can be much higher.
