15.02.2021 Community Announcements/Latest News

Major projects progress • Wee Jasper Road Seg 68 & Good Hope Road intersection works will start this week. • Winery Trail is out to tender. • Nanima Road Stage 1 is still under construction. • Garryowen Bridge piling is commencing this week. • Burrinjuck Bridge 1 earthworks are commencing this week. • Fixing Local roads resealing continues.

Works schedule – Unsealed road grading program for 15 – 19 February 2021  Old Gap Road – completed.  Scanes Road – completed.  Manton Road – completed.  Reardons Road - work starting 15 February.  Back Creek Rd (part) – completed.  Yass River Rd (part) – completed.  Spring Range Road - in progress.  Longleys Road – completed.  Wee Jasper Road - in progress.

Are you ready to help your Learner driver become a safe driver? Book in for a FREE information session to help you enjoy being the driving instructor. WHEN: Thursday, 25 February 6pm to 8.30pm. WHERE: Soldiers Club Auditorium, Meehan Street Yass. Bookings essential: call Council on 6226 1477.

Second round of Community Grants open – plus FREE grant writing workshop Yass Valley Council has opened a second round of applications for 2020/2021 Community Grants to provide an additional opportunity for community projects and initiatives in Yass Valley to receive funding. Applications will be open from Monday, 1 February 2021, and close on Monday, 1 March 2021. For more: https://www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our.../news/article/1056

The Hangout The Yass Child, Youth and Family Interagency Group – in partnership with Ginninderry, Yass Valley Council, Anglicare, Capital Region Community Services and Zac’s Place – is pleased to present ‘The Hangout’. ‘The Hangout’ is a safe space for 12-17 year olds who live in the Yass Valley to hang out, catch up with friends and make new ones. This initiative has been developed based on feedback from young people in Yass Valley. ‘The Hangout’ will run on one Thursday a month (until June 2021 at this stage), 4:30pm-6:30pm, at Zac’s Place in Yass, It will be staffed by qualified youth workers and counsellors from our partner organisations.

Priority Weed spraying Council contractors will be conducting the spraying of woody weeds on a list of roads over the next several weeks.

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Council’s Biosecurity Team has broken the LGA into three zones to help manage the spraying of priority weeds, with the inclusion of a fourth zone being some areas identified within the Yass township itself. For the complete list: https://www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our-council/news/article/1074

Bango Lane Bridge to be replaced Bango Lane Bridge will be replaced under the NSW Government’s $500 million Fixing Country Bridges program to better connect regional communities and increase resilience to natural disasters. Goulburn MP Wendy Tuckerman announced Yass Valley Council would receive $288,000 to replace the ageing Bango Lane Bridge (over Bango Creek). For more: https://www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our-council/news/article/1071

Public Consultation

Submissions welcome for Civic Precinct In February 2020, Council endorsed a ‘wish list’ of projects and resolved to undertake planning and design work so the projects would be ‘shovel ready’ in the event of grant funding opportunities. One of these projects is a Civic Precinct, which would include a new library, community rooms and exhibition spaces, long term Government tenants and the retention of Crago Mill among other elements. Council is keen to understand if the elements for inclusion in the Civic Precinct meet community needs and expectations. At its December 2020 Council meeting, Council resolved to ask the community for further feedback regarding the preferred location for the Civic Precinct. Submissions about the location are particularly sought for the continued use of Council’s current location in Comur Street, Yass, or, alternatively, another site that will meet Council and community needs in the long term. Community members are invited to make a submission on the proposed location and scope of works. To read more and to make a submission, please visit: www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our- council/news/article/856 Positions Vacant

Human Resource Officer Closing date: 5pm on Monday, 22 February 2021 This position provides generalist human resource services and payroll administration in accordance with the Local Government (State) Award 2020 (the “Award”), Council policies & procedures, and relevant legislation.

For more information: https://www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our-council/employment/positions-vacant/

Tenders

YVC-IA-18-2020 - Murrumbateman Winery Trail – Shared Path Construction Closing date: 2pm (local time) Tuesday, 2 March 2021. Council is now calling tenders for construction of the Murrumbateman Winery Trail. The works include the construction of up to 10.5km of shared pathway to join with the existing 3.5kms of existing pathway, to create a 14km long shared path, to be utilised as the Murrumbateman Winery Trail.

For more information: https://www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our-council/tenders-quotes-and-eois/

Development Applications

DA210005 - 9 Cadell Place, Yass Closing date: 5pm Wednesday, 17 February 2021 Two storey dwelling house.

DA180157B - 70 Cork Street, Gundaroo Closing date: 5pm Friday, 19 February 2021 Primitive Camping Ground.

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DA180157B - 70 Cork Street, Gundaroo Closing date: 5pm Friday 19 February 2021 Primitive Camping Ground

DA210019 - 5 Browne Street, Yass Closing date: 5pm Tuesday 23 February 2021 Dual Occupancy

DA210019 - 5 Browne Street, Yass Closing date: 5pm Tuesday 23 February 2021 Dual Occupancy

DA210013 - 273 Sibley Road, Gundaroo Closing date: 5pm Wednesday 24 February 2021 Construction of a new single storey dwelling with attached carport and separate shed

DA210014 - 33 Broughton Circuit, Murrumbateman Closing date: 5pm Thursday 25 February 2021 Construction of a single storey dwelling with carport attached

DA210015 - 5121 Gundaroo Road, Bellmount Forest Closing date: 5pm Thursday 25 February 2021 Erosion gully rehabilitation, including importation of approximately 20,000m3 of material

For more information: https://www.yassvalley.nsw.gov.au/our-council/public-consultation/development- applications/

ENDS

Yass Valley media contacts: Gabby Iannelli Senior Media & Communications Officer 02 6226 1477 [email protected]

Alix Douglas Media & Communications Officer 02 6226 1477 [email protected]

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