Thank you to everyone who attended the many Australia Day celebrations across our Shire and a big shout out to the community groups and volunteers who supported events in our towns.
Congratulations to our Central Goldfields Shire Australia Day Award recipients: Janet Watts (Citizen of the Year), Ella Govan (Young Citizen of the Year) and Live4Life Central Goldfields (Community Award), and a warm welcome to our six new Australian citizens.
Photos of the event are now available for download.
Visit: www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/australiaday2025
SATISFACTION SURVEY
Every year a phone survey is coordinated by Local Government Victoria to monitor customer satisfaction within each Victorian council area.
Up until mid-March you may receive a call from "National Field Service".
400 surveys are conducted to represent our population, which at the 2021 Census was 13,483, of which 10,832 were over 19 years old.
Your details and individual responses are confidential, and we appreciate your valuable feedback.
To review the results of last year's survey, which we published on 21 June 2024, visit:
www.centralgoldfields.vic.gov.au/communitysatisfactionsurvey
ROADS AND WORKS
New apprentice
Welcome to 23-year-old Kaylab who has joined our Roads and Works crew for a three year apprenticeship.
Calab's happy to be working locally and learning new skills.
The crew has been tidying up the edges, drainage and making repairs to Potts Lane, Carisbrook this week. It's a busy Council sealed road leading to the Carisbrook Transfer Station, needing regular maintenance.
Road upgrades
Next week our Roads and Works crew moves to Frederick Street, Maryborough for a complete street refurbishment. Works will include a full dig out, new crushed rock base and new asphalt, plus replacement gutters and driveways.
Adjoining Whittaker Street will also be re-surfaced. Weather permitting, works commence on Monday 3 February and will continue from 7am to 4pm weekdays until the end of March.
Residents will continue to have access to their properties, except for occasional delays.
The project is fully funded by the Federal Government's Roads to Recovery program at an estimated cost of $406 000.
Water works
Central Highlands Water (CHW) have advised that water main renewal works will commence on Monday 3 February along Gillies Street, Maryborough between Layton and Majorca roads.
Works will take place between 7am and 7pm on weekdays, with some work outside these hours for safety or technical reasons.
Temporary water supply will be provided to affected properties, and access will be maintained with assistance from traffic management. Completion date for the works is expected in late April.
