Major project progress

Donaldson Park Community Hub

Works are continuing on Wedderburn’s Donaldson Park Community Hub.

The building construction is well underway, with installation of footings and services. All foundations and slab works are complete. Work is continuing on electrical and plumbing installations through the park. Steel structural and framing works are complete. Upcoming works include roof installations, brick work and cladding of the building. Removed soil from the earthworks will not impact on use of the walking track and will be used for Stage 2 of the project.

Stage 1 includes the construction of a new multisport and community-focused pavilion. It also includes the construction of a carpark, solar installation with batteries, pavement works and landscaping. Works are anticipated

Extend roo hunt training, says shooter

PROFESSIONAL kangaroo

hunter Glen Cole wants increased training for people controlling wildlife.

The Newbridge shooter is making the call in his submission to Victoria’s kangaroo harvest management plan that closes on Monday.

Mr Cole said professional hunters were required to shoot with accuracy and wants training modules extended to holders of permits to control wildlife.

He said tags should also be issued to landholders issued with permits to destroy wildlife. “Then if there is a roo found without a tag, someone has some explaining to do,” he said.

Mr Cole said less than 10 per cent of Victoria’s kangaroo population was able to be harvested and shooters had not been filling their quotas.

and fix this. If he gets the federal funding, it should be passed straight to councils, not sit in state coffers. My electorate needs flood repairs and mitigation works and the Premier needs to govern for all Victorians.”

The Victorian Government said fasttracked funding “has no effect on how quickly money gets to affected communities and we expect to receive the same repayments next financial year”.

“The biggest problem this year has been overseas where the market has collapsed for human consumption kangaroo,” he said. “In Victoria, the number of shooters engaged has dropped by more than 50 per cent.” to be completed in October/November this year.

Mr Cole said the overseas collapse had also created a glut with kangaroos for pet meat processing.

The review is part of preparing the next kangaroo harvesting plan.

The Donaldson Park Community Hub project has been made possible thanks to funding from the Commonwealth Government, Victorian Government, Donaldson Park Committee of Management, user groups, the community, Inglewood & Districts Community Enterprises Limited and Council. The Donaldson Park Steering Committee has also provided input throughout the course of the project, including the building’s design.

Pyramid Hill Streetscape Revitalisation Project

Works are continuing on the $1.58 million Pyramid Hill Streetscape Revitalisation Project, including in Kelly Park. Works in the park to date have included footpath installations and garden bed preparation, recti cation of underground assets and preparation for new shelters. Works at Lions Park include the replacement of the concrete path to and around the shelter, replacement of garden beds, planting of trees and shrubs, fencing and a new path. Works for the pedestrian crossing will occur in the new nancial year.

The project has been made possible through $800,000 in funding from the Victorian

Government’s Building Works package and Council.

Godfrey Street culvert

Works on the replacement of the culvert in Godfrey Street in Wedderburn are complete. Work included the laying of the concrete slab, followed by installation of the new culvert, providing a connection over Nardoo Creek when it is in ood.