Politics & Council
31 January, 2024
Loddon Shire council meeting briefs
Tender awarded A SECTION of the Pyramid-Yarraberb Road will be upgraded after Loddon Shire Council on Tuesday awarded a contract for work. Operations director Steve Phillips said work on the 2.6km section at the southern end of the road near...
Tender awarded
A SECTION of the Pyramid-Yarraberb Road will be upgradedafter Loddon ShireCouncil on Tuesday awardeda contract for work. Operationsdirector Steve Phillipssaid work on the 2.6kmsection at the southern endof the road near CampbellsForest would include threesections of flood-damagedroad and replacement ofsome culverts. Mr Phillipssaid the road was one of theshire’s busiest. Works willbe funded by unspent moneythrough the Federal Government’sLocal Roads andCommunity InfrastructureProgram.
Farm land impact
TERRICK Ward councillorDan Straub told Tuesday’sLoddon Shire Councilmeeting future flood studiesshould consider the impacton agricultural land.Cr Straub said the summerstorm floods had heightenedissues with the communitydrain plan and hehoped North Central CatchmentManagement Authoritystudies would deliver answersthrough flood plainsassessments.
Policy updates
LODDON Shire Council hasadopted an updated privacypolicy. Councillors on Tuesdayalso accepted the newversion of the shire’s riskmanagement documents.