The budget is out in the wild now. You are looking at an average 2% rate increase. According to the Advocate this makes us the 5th most expensive out of 9 councils in our region. We were 3rd last year.
Click here to download our budget for this financial year.
It is your money [...]

Any ideas ?

We lay down the 10/11 budget tomorrow night at 7:30 pm. Come along if you are interested. As the budget stands I am pretty happy with it. I can’t talk about it’s contents until it is approved. See what happens tomorrow night.

Latrobe’s Winterfest lived up to it’s name. It was wet.
Winterfest is an event of great interest in my family. We have been each year and will continue. The promise of chocolate is what entices the Wilson children. It is a good event.

Click here to see some video footage from the Community Forum that was held last weekend in Sheffield.

Council’s top priority of late has been to secure the “little school” in Sheffield and see it converted to a new medical centre to service the whole municipality. We will see 4 doctors working from the new facility.
The Premier made an announcement at Railton. Here is the link
Now to nut out a way ahead.

Well it has been a big couple of days. The Premier and Cabinet have been in Kentish for a couple of days.
Sunday there was a Community Forum held at Sheffield District School. A BBQ was put on and run by the local S.E.S. The Mayor and Premier both said a few words and then the [...]

I am amazed by Dick Adams. He must not have much time to be at home. Lyons is a big electorate and we see him pretty often here in Kentish.
Dick came up to officially open the new extensions at Kentish Health Centre. I am on the board of Tandara and are very impressed by the [...]

Our new Councillor Brian Inder is keen to see a cable car on Mount Roland. He feels it could be a big money earner for the municipality.
What do you think?
Positives? Negatives?
I am keen to talk more about it. Lots more information before I will form an opinion.
Click here to view a document Brian Inder put [...]

The Mayor is away for a few weeks so the job has been passed on to me. Call me on 0438 912280 if you have anything you need help with.
We have a Council meeting next Tuesday at Railton if you want to come along. Councillors receive their agenda on the Thursday before the meeting. Not [...]