Citizenship Ceremony
At the Council meeting on Wednesady 21st October 2009, an Australian Citizenship was awarded to Mrs Erdmunthe Jankov. Mrs Jankov was presented with an Australian Native plant to commemorate the occasion.
(Picture L-R Berrigan Shire Council Mayor Cr. John Bruce, Mrs Erdmunthe Jankov and family).
Youth4Youth
 The Youth4Youth committee addressed the Council at the 21st October meeting, to give an update of the progress from the Youth Forum.
Aliana May who represented the Berrigan Shire and the Finley High School at Parliment House in August also gave a report on the Peace Ministy that she was involved in.
(Pictured L-R: Berrigan Shire Council's Community Development Officer Andrew Richardson, Aliana May, Stacy Wright and Berrigan Shire Council Mayor Co. John Bruce).
Finley Tractor Pull
On Saturday February 13, 2010 at the Finley Showgrounds, there will be plently to see and heaps to do, get a group together and make a day of it! Gates open at 3pm for a 5pm start.
Contact: Russell Anderson on 0429 831 730
Web: www.austractorpulls.org/pullsites/siteinfo_finley.htm
NSW Youth Week Design Competition
NSW Youth Week is looking for aspiring young designers to help create the look for their website, posters and other promotional material.
Designs can be for a poster, a website, or just some ideas thrown down onto paper. Entries should be funky, creative, and help spead the word about Youth Week. The winner will receive a $1000 cash prize and have their work promote Youth Week in NSW through its posters and website.
Entry forms and more information, including terms and conditions of entry, can be found on the NSW Youth Week website www.youthweek.nsw.gov.au
Entries close 5pm, Monday 16 November 2009. Any questions please email youthweek@youthweek.nsw.gov.au
Australia Day 2010
Nominations are open for the 2010 Australia Day Awards. 
Categories are:
♦ Citizen of the Year
♦ Young Citizen of the Year
♦ Sportsperson of the Year
♦ Junior Sportsperson of the Year
♦ Team/Community organisation of the Year
Nomination forms are available by clicking here, and close 13th November 2009.
Mirabel Foundation Support Groups
The Mirabel foundation will be holding support group meetings in Albury and Deniliquin. Please click on the location to view the flyer.
 Albury
Deniliquin
Finley Livestock Exchange Market Report - Sheep 27 October 2009
Quotations from the sheep sale 27/10/09 are available, please click here to view.
Next sale: 10th November 2009
Roads, Streets and Bridges Asset Management Plan
An Asset Management Plan for Roads, Streets and Bridges within the Berrigan Shire is available for viewing, please click on the following links to view. - ADOPTED PLANS TO BE LISTED SHORTLY -
► Roads, Streets and Bridges Asset Management Plan (Winzip file)
► Appendix A1
► Appendix A2
► Appendix A3
► Appendix A4
► Appendix A5
► Appendix B
► Appendix C to be available shortly
► Appendix D
► Appendix E
► Risk Management Plan (Winzip file)
Sewer Asset Management Plan
A Sewer Asset Management Plan for the Berrigan Shire is available for viewing, please click on the following links below. - ADOPTED PLANS TO BE LISTED SH
► Draft Sewer Asset Management Plan
► Appendix A1 (Winzip file)
► Appendix A2
► Appendix A3
► Appendix A4
► Appendix B
► Appendix C
► Appendix D
► Sewer Risk Management Plan
► Sewer Risk Management Register
Holroyd Disability Sport Expo
Wednesday 4 November 2009 at Merrylands (Sydney), a showcase of sport for people with a disability and their families, including:
• Rugby League
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Boccia
• Sitting Volleyball
• Table top games
• Continuous Cricket
For further information and an enrolment form, please click here.
Mayoral Elections
An Extraordinary Council meeting was held proir to the monthly Council meeting on Wednesday 16th September 2009. Cr. John Bruce was re-elected as Mayor and Cr. Betrnard Curtin was re-elected as Deputy Mayor. Please click here to view the minutes from this Extraordinary Meeting.
2009 National Survey of Volunteering Issues
Volunteering Australia’s 2009 ‘National Survey of Volunteering Issues’ is now open
Volunteering Australia invites all volunteers and not for profit organisations that involve volunteers, as well as business organisations that have employee volunteering programs, to participate in the 2009 National Survey of Volunteering Issues.
The National Survey of Volunteering Issues helps Volunteering Australia understand what issues are emerging in the sector and what factors help or hinder effective volunteering. Volunteering Australia uses this information to formulate policy advice to government, and also to target where our research and consultation efforts should be directed.
This is the fourth National Survey of Volunteering Issues, which includes questions and themes from previous years’ surveys to enable us to compare and track volunteering trends, as well as some new themes such as employee volunteering, the measurement of volunteer contribution and volunteers’ sense of community belonging. The survey has also been refined to make it easier for you to respond.
The survey takes around 15 minutes to complete, and is open until 30 October. Access the survey by clicking on the following link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=nbfcT1LZQj5VlGBuTORGbQ_3d_3d
The 2009 National Survey of Volunteering Issues report will be released on Friday the 4 December in celebration of International Volunteer Day (Saturday 5 December).
For enquiries or further information, please email project@volunteeringaustralia.org
Volunteering Australia
Suite 2, Level 3, 11 Queens Rd
Melbourne VIC 3004
[t] 03 9820 4100
[f] 03 9820 1206
[e] project@volunteeringaustralia.org
[w] www.volunteeringaustralia.org
Canola Festival
 
Sunday 13th September saw a beautiful day for the 2009 Canola Festival, starting with a Street Parade from Jerilderie Street and winding up through Chanter Street then down to the Berrigan Sportsground for displays and stalls.
 
 
Berrigan Mosaics
Adding a splash of colour to the Cobram Street side of the Berrigan Library, Mayor Cr John Bruce, unveiled a series of four mosaics titled “Reflections of Berrigan” on Sunday 13 September 2009 as part of the Berrigan Canola festival. The mosaics have proved to be a popular addition to the Berrigan townscape.
The mosaics – created by local artist Janice Graham with creative input and assistance from the children from Berrigan Public School and St Columba’s school – depict various aspects of the history and culture of the Berrigan district, including agriculture, architecture, sport and volunteering.
The mosaics were funded by Berrigan Shire Council with assistance from the Country Arts Support Program run by Regional Arts New South Wales, and demonstrate the Council’s commitment to public arts as identified in its 2008-2011 Cultural Plan.
(Pictures L-R: Berrigan Shire Council Mayor Cr, John Bruce, Leah Dalgliesh and Janice Graham.)
   
Water Restrictions
Stage 2 water restrictions are in force from the 12th October 2009 and applies to all towns.
For further information, please click here.
VicSuper Murray Marathon
The YMCA has teamed with VicSuper and Berrigan Shire Council to again bring the popular Murray Marathon to Tocumwal in 2009.
The 2009 VicSuper Murray Marathon will feature the events traditional 404km marathon, and a 202km half marathon, both are fantastic for individuals, relay and schools teams. The K4 Challenge team event provides an opportunity for teams new to the sport to participate without the outlay of the equipment via donated canoes. New to the program is the YMCA Murray Challenge. This event gives recreational paddlers a taste of the marathon in a single day; it will span the 63km between Echuca and Torrumbarry, and will take place on Wednesday 30th December.
Individuals or teams of paddlers who are interested in participating in the 2009 VicSuper Murray Marathon can register online at www.murraymarathon.ymca.org.au from Friday 7th August.
Tocumwal Foreshore Markets
For further information Phone: 0428 627 538 or visit www.tocumwalmarkets.com.au
21st November 2009
12th December 2009
2nd and 23rd January 2010
6th March 2010
4th April 2010
8th May 2010
12th June 2010
'Knit In' at the Libraries
Knit In is a fantastic community event, which creates clourful wraps for communities in need around the world. All participants are invited into the library once a week to knit squares, socialise and the Library provides a cuppa. Get started - if you have a spare yarn, are handy with a pair of knitting needles, a crochet hook or you have always wanted to learne how - please join in to create squares in 2009.
Knit in is held at the Berrigan and Tocumwal Libraries on Tuesday, Barooga Wednesdays and Finley Fridays from 10am - 11am.
Please contact the Berrigan Library on (03) 5888 5180 for more details.
Water 4 Food
“Everything Green We Eat, Needs Water to Grow!”
Water4Food Australia is a community-based, non-partisan program maintaining a dialogue with the Australian and NSW governments seeking to protect water allocations for the production of food in the Murray, Murrumbidgee, Lachlan Valley and Lower Murray Darling catchments.
The Riverina and Murray Regional Organisation of Councils RAMROC is coordinating this important community and government relations strategy on behalf of 18 local government councils and their communities of around 200,000 people in south-west New South Wales.
The objectives of the W4F program are to roll out an integrated strategy to protect communities, food producers and processors from the impacts of:
- political and regulatory responses to drought and climate change
- market reforms which unfairly restrict the availability of water for food production
- environmental extremism
For further information please visit the RAMROC website www.ramroc.org.au and the Water4Food website www.water4food.com.au
Draft Outdoor Dining and Footpath Policy
If you are interested in the Draft Outdoor Dining and Footpath Policy, then you need to click on the link below.
Draft Outdoor Dining and Footpath Policy
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