Women in Warrnambool are being encouraged to try something new and get active in all their red-faced, sweaty, jiggly glory as part of VicHealth’s “This Girl Can” campaign.
Warrnambool City Council has partnered with VicHealth to promote This Girl Can messages and deliver a six week calendar of...
Warrnambool City Council has officially condemned exploratory drilling for oil and gas in the Great Australian Bight.
At its meeting on April 1, Council voted unanimously to become the 16th Australian and the fourth Victorian Council to lodge its opposition to a proposal by Norwegian company...
In the second half of 2019 Council plans to finalise the current city centre renewal phase by improving the intersection at Koroit and Kepler streets.
The work, expected to take up to 12 weeks, will result in the intersection having “pedestrian priority” zebra crossings which are consistent with...
Liebig Street & Timor Street IntersectionWorks: Pedestrian crossing upgrade.Duration: 2 weeks.Impact: Minor interruptions to vehicular and pedestrian traffic.
Otway Road Rail Bridge (VicTrack Works)
Works: Bridge structural works and beam replacement.Duration: Commencing Saturday 6 April for 2...
For more information and appendices for each item, view the Council Meeting Agenda.
The below summary is unconfirmed until the Minutes of the April 1 Meeting are accepted by Council.
Note: the Order of Business was changed by Councillors in order to have one rather than two votes for an Acting...
A delegation from the Swedish regional city of Mariestad will share with Warrnambool their insights on renewable energy and cutting carbon emissions.
Mariestad Council has partnered with a Gothenburg-based company Nilsson Energy to introduce technology that stores renewable energy as hydrogen and...
For more information and appendices for each item, view the Council Meeting Agenda.
The below summary is unconfirmed until the Minutes of the March 4 Meeting are accepted by Council.
1. Opening Prayer & Original Custodians Statement
2. Apologies
Cr Hulin – Leave of Absence
3. Confirmation of...
Warrnambool City Council is now required to contribute an extra $240,000 each year to fund the Warrnambool RSPCA animal shelter each year
This is due to a change in the way the RSPCA has chosen to fund the shelter.
The RSPCA has moved to a full cost recovery model, which means the cost to Council...
One of Australia’s most loved playgrounds is set for a major upgrade.
Member for Wannon Dan Tehan and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack announced $1.45 million for Lake Pertobe as part of the Building Better Regions Fund.
Council will match this funding, for a total of $2.9 million.
The...
Lake Pertobe is currently the focal point of two separate environmental issues.
Algae in the lake
Warning signs advising people to avoid contact with the water in Lake Pertobe are being removed.
As of March 5, 2019, a second round of testing has shown that the level of blue-green algae in the lake...
The Warrnambool City Council will submit an application to the Essential Services Commission (ESC) for a variation to the rate cap, following a resolution from Council on March 25.
Council will seek a total rate increase of 4.5 per cent of the average rateable assessment for each year (inclusive of...
The move to include Princes Highway West in the Australian Government’s Roads of Strategic Importance initiative has been welcomed by Warrnambool City Council.
The announcement was made by Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack and Member for Wannon Dan Tehan.
This initiative means that over the...
