2008/09 Financial Reports

The 2008/09 Financial reports are now availble for viewing online, please click here to view.

Amendment to Fees and Charges

The Council gives notice that at its meeting to be held on 20 January 2010, it intends to adopt amended or new fees and charges  for the Tocumwal Aerodrome, Domestic Waste Management and Garbage Services that will apply from the date of adoption.

Please click here to view the amendments.

Oral History Workshops

Presented by the Berrigan Shire Council, Southwest Arts Inc and in connection with The Oral History Association of Australia, Rosemary Black will teach the practice and technique of Oral History to help preserve our history at Finley in November. For further information, please click on the link below. (Please be advised that the workshop in Barooga has been cancelled)

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Dragonflies Christmas Barbeque

WHERE:              FINLEY  MEMORIAL PARK

WHEN:          SUNDAY 29TH NOVEMBER

WHY:          TO CELEBRATE AND ACKNOWLEDGE XMAS FOR FAMILIES    AND ANGEL LOVED ONES.

For more details contact Lynda or Pam at email : contact@dragonfliesarefree.net.au
www.dragonfliesarefree.net.au
to view the flyer with additional information please click here.

Alexander Garden Competition

At the Council meeting on Wednesady 17th November 2009, the Alexander Garden Competition winners were awarded. An award is given to a garden in each town then with an overall winner. This years overall winner was Mr DL & Mrs EV Woods of Barooga.
(Picture L-R: W & V Daly, E Woods, A Robinson, A Quibell and Mayor Cr. John Bruce).

The winners were:

FINLEY
Mrs AC Robinson
31 Denison Street

BERRIGAN
Mr WJ & Mrs VA Daly
130 Chanter Street

BAROOGA
Mr DL & Mrs EV Woods
64-68 Vermont Street (Pictured right)

TOCUMWAL
Mr AR & Mrs CA Quibell
12 Dundon Close

Skate Park Fun Day - Youth4Youth

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. Click here to see the flyer.
Contact: Russell Anderson on 0429 831 730
Web: www.austractorpulls.org/pullsites/siteinfo_finley.htm

Finley Livestock Exchange Market Report - Sheep 24/11/09 NO SALE 

Quotations from the sheep sale 27/10/09 are available, please click here to view. 

Next sale: 8th December 2009

Finley Livestock Exchange Market Report - Cattle 20/11/09

Report from Cattle sale 20/11/09 click here.

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 SHORTLY -

►   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

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