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Young Musicians Invited to Take the Stage ŽƵŶĐŝů ŝƐ ĐĂůůŝŶŐ ŽŶ LJŽƵŶŐ ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ ĂŐĞĚ ϭϮ ƚŽ Ϯϱ LJĞĂƌƐ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ the Golden Plains Youth FReeZA Summer Sessions event on Saturday 18 February, 2023. zŽƵŶŐ ŵƵƐŝĐŝĂŶƐ͕ ďĂŶĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĚŝŐŝƚĂů ĂƌƟƐƚƐ ĨƌŽŵ across the Shire are encouraged to submit an expression of interest to apply to take the stage at Golden Plains Shire’s biggest free youth event.
opportunity to perform in front of a live audience. Performers can complete the expression of interest ƵŶƟů ϵĂŵ͕ &ƌŝĚĂLJ ϭϲ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ͘
The FReeZA Summer Sessions event is a showcase ŽĨ LJŽƵŶŐ ƵƉ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŵŝŶŐ ĂƌƟƐƚƐ͕ ŝŶĐůƵƐŝǀĞ ŽĨ Ăůů genres, with bands, soloists, duo performances and ĚŝŐŝƚĂů ĂƌƟƐƚƐ Ăůů ǁĞůĐŽŵĞ ƚŽ ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌ͘
Expressions of interest can be made online at ŐŽůĚĞŶƉůĂŝŶƐ͘ǀŝĐ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵͬĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƐ Žƌ ŚĂƌĚ copies can be collected from Council’s Customer Hubs at 2 Pope Street, Bannockburn and 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale.
The youth-led event is presented by the FReeZA Youth Events Crew and is designed to support emerging musicians by providing a safe and inclusive
&Žƌ ŵŽƌĞ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ zŽƵƚŚ Development team at youth@gplains.vic.gov.au Žƌ ϱϮϮϬ ϳϭϭϭ͘
on Bannockburn Bike Park Council is seeking feedback from community members to help guide the design of the proposed bike park at the Bannockburn Skate Park. Community members are invited to complete a short survey outlining what they would like to see as part of the proposed bike park. A design workshop will also be held on Thursday 24 November from 4 to 5pm at the Bannockburn Skate Park, 3 Moore Street, Bannockburn, where community members are invited to share their ideas on the Bannockburn Bike Park design. Community members can complete the survey ƵŶƟů ϱƉŵ͕ DŽŶĚĂLJ ϱ ĞĐĞŵďĞƌ ŽŶ ŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ website: ŐŽůĚĞŶƉůĂŝŶƐ͘ǀŝĐ͘ŐŽǀ͘ĂƵͬĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
community safety and social perceptions survey ŽƵŶĐŝů ŝƐ ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐŝŶŐ Ăůů ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ƚŽ ƉĂƌƟĐŝƉĂƚĞ ŝŶ ƚŚĞ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ^ĂĨĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ ^ŽĐŝĂů WĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶƐ ^ƵƌǀĞLJ ƚŽ ŚĞůƉ ŽƵŶĐŝů ĂƐĐĞƌƚĂŝŶ ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƚƐ ƉĞƌĐĞƉƟŽŶ ŽĨ ĐƌŝŵĞ͕ ƐĂĨĞƚLJ ĂŶĚ ƐŽĐŝĂů ŝƐƐƵĞƐ ĂĐƌŽƐƐ 'ŽůĚĞŶ WůĂŝŶƐ͘ The tailored surveys are available for two age groups; young people aged between 12 and 25 years of age and community members aged 26 years and older, and are designed to learn more about the needs and wants of local young people and their families and supporters.
improve community safety and address the causes of crime in Golden Plains.
Feedback from the survey will help guide Council’s ƌŝŵĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ ƚŽ ĞŶƐƵƌĞ ƚŚĞ ƉƌŽũĞĐƚ aligns with the community’s needs.
The survey will be open to eligible community members from Friday 9 November to 5pm, Friday 9 December, 2022 and can be completed online at goldenplains.vic.gov.au. Print copies of the survey are available at Council’s Customer Hubs, Golden Plains Civic Centre, 2 Pope Street, Bannockburn and The Well, 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale.
ŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ ƌŝŵĞ WƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶ WƌŽũĞĐƚ ŝƐ ĨƵŶĚĞĚ ďLJ Ă $299,000 grant from the Victorian Government’s ƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ^ĂĨĞƌ ŽŵŵƵŶŝƟĞƐ ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ ĂŶĚ ĂŝŵƐ ƚŽ
&Žƌ ĨƵƌƚŚĞƌ ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ ĐŽŶƚĂĐƚ ŽƵŶĐŝů͛Ɛ zŽƵƚŚ WƌŽũĞĐƚ KĸĐĞƌ ŽŶ ϱϮϮϬ ϳϭϭϭ Žƌ ĞŵĂŝů youth@gplains.vic.gov.au.
2 Pope Street, Bannockburn, VIC 3331 19 Heales Street, Smythesdale, VIC 3351 8 Friday 18 November 2022
dŚĞ ƌĞĐĞŶƚ ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌ ŚĂƐ ĐĂƵƐĞĚ ƐŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚ damage to roads across the Shire. Council’s Roads, Drainage and Town Maintenance teams are working to repair roads as quickly as possible to make them safe and accessible for the community and will commence a visual audit of all roads in November. To report a damaged road or debris, please contact Council’s Customer Experience Team by email at enquiries@goldenplains.vic.gov.au or lodge a request online at ŚƩƉ͗ͬͬǁǁǁ͘ goldenplains.vic.gov.au/submit-request. Stay up to date via the Vic Emergency website or app and visit Council’s Facebook page @GoldenPlainsShire for updates on road closures.
5220 7111 enquiries@gplains.vic.gov.au
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