Dr Graeme Emonson guest speaker

Dr Graeme Emonson, chair adminitrator Moira Shire, guest speaker

  • Membership a challenge amoung volunteer services, delighted with club membership numbers.

    OVERVIEW.

With State elections in November, administrators keen on pitch to Government, targeting focus on six areas.

          1. Numurkah Flood Levee Stage 1 completed, in the making since 2012, a $5M project. Turn now               to Stage 2, being more complex, a $13M project. Detailed design commenced.

           2. Family Violence. Moira has the highest per capita rate in regional Victoria. Aim to increase                      level of response.

           3 Road Safety. Crash rate 33% above average. $5M for Naring Road and old highway                                 intersection.

           4. Scott Reserve Pavillion in Cobram $7M to bring up to standard.

           5. Yarrawonga - Mulwala Bridge.

           6. Improvement of Education facilities, a $20M project.

  • Adopted budget of $80M with $33M on infrastructure and $12 M roads and bridges. Budget delivering services the community expects.

           Average rate increase 2.73% with waste charges above that figure due to fuel costs.

  • Changes to waste collection, red bin for land fill to fortnightly, green organics bin to weekly. First 12 months 1,100 tons diverted away from landfill. Contamination in green bin 0.6%. Moira being the best compliant municipality.
  • Area built on irrigation, economic restrictions impacting. Government reviewing water buy-back scheme with Moira pushing for a more balanced system.

  • Numurkah-Katunga-Strathmerton Growth Corridor population of 6,700, employs 3,000. Agriculture and horticulture remain main features with manufacturing. Growth in housing and infrastructure drawbacks. Additional industrial development land in Numurkah, Lake master plan being developed engaging the community comment.

    Katunga sewerage.

    Strathmerton Minimise impact pf BEGA closure,

Return to elected councilors in 2028. Administrators leave Shire in great condition. Victorian Electoral Commission review of elected representation early 2027. To consider councilors for whole of Shire or for Wards. Keen to have community talking about this.