Public notice - 18 December 2018

Provision of innovative domestic animal pound services, Contract M1425-2018

Tenders are invited for the above contracts. Download tender documentation at the Tenders and Quotations section of Council's website.

Tenders must be received by 2.00pm on Wednesday 23 January 2019.

Direct enquiries to Andrea O’Grady, Procurement Coordinator, on (03) 5471 1724.

Darren Fuzzard
Chief Executive Officer

Council offices close from 4.00pm on Friday 21 December and reopen at 8.30am on Wednesday 2 January 2019. For emergencies regarding roads and drains, maternal and child health services or stock and animal control (excluding wildlife) call 5471 1700 and follow the prompts. To report a missed bin collection over the festive period please lodge a service request via our website or phone Veolia Environmental on 5456 2500.

If your rubbish and recycling is usually collected on a Tuesday you’ll need to put your bins out a couple of days early as Christmas and New Year's Day fall on a Tuesday.

Bins usually collected on a Tuesday will be collected on Sunday 23 and Sunday 30 December instead. Ensure your bins are out by 6.00am Sunday morning.

Areas affected include Barkers Creek, central Castlemaine and north of Walker Street, Chewton, Elphinstone, Faraday, Golden Point, Harcourt, Harcourt North, Metcalfe and Taradale. We apologise for the inconvenience.

Collection will return to normal from Tuesday 8 January.

Council has received a request to name an unnamed laneway to the rear of the Five Flags Hotel, between Campbells Creek – Fryers Road and Station Street, Campbells Creek. The requestor has asked for the laneway to be named Dinnys Lane, after Dennis (Dinny) Sheehan, who has strong historical links to the Five Flags Store and the Campbells Creek area.

Council also needs to name an unnamed road that runs parallel and to the east of Duke Street, Castlemaine.

For further information visit www.mountalexander.vic.gov.au/RoadNaming. To provide feedback or a suggestion please contact Council in writing by Friday 18 January 2019. Forward feedback to Augustine Sheppard at info@mountalexander.vic.gov.au or PO Box 185, Castlemaine 3450 VIC.

Come along and join the Australia Day activities at Victory Park in Castlemaine from 10.30am to 1.30pm on Saturday 26 January. Meet Australia Day Award recipients and welcome our newest Australian citizens. Enjoy a free barbecue lunch and family friendly entertainment including live music, a bouncy castle and face painting for kids. The community event is supported by the Upper Loddon Indigenous group Nalderun.

Project Engineer, full time, fixed term.

Applications close at 4.00pm on Friday 25 January.

Please note details for this role will be available on Council's website from 4.00pm on Friday 21 December.

People of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent are encouraged to apply. Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more information or to apply visit our website or phone 5471 1700.

• 6.30pm, Tuesday 18 December 2018
• 6.30pm, Tuesday 19 February 2019
• 6.30pm, Tuesday 19 March 2019.
Meetings are held at the Civic Centre. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Councillors and staff wish everyone a safe and happy holiday season.

The Council Column is published in The Midland Express each Tuesday.

Public notice - 18 December 2018.

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