SHIRE OF BODDINGTON LOCAL PAPER EDITION 1 - APRIL 3 2020

SHIRE OFFICE CLOSED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE From 4pm Monday,30 March 2020, the Shire office will be closed to the public except by appointment for urgent transactions such as expiring licences. Please call ahead on 98834999.

CROSSMAN ROAD TREE PRUNING

Election packages will be sent to electors.

Profiles for the candidates Mr David Smart and Mrs Desnie Eugene Smalberger

You may be eligible to to be enrolled to vote in the local government extraordinary election on Friday 17 April 2020 if you live in, or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Boddington. Roll close 5:00pm Thursday 27th February 2020

Pigs, Pests & Biosecurity Event Thursday 5th March 2020 2:00 - 5:00pm Cuballing Recreation Centre

Please note that the public toilets next to the Shire Administrative building will be closed on Friday 14 February and possibly through the weekend, due to a major water leak.

When: Saturday 7 March 2020 Time: 9:00am to 1:00pm Where: Old Shire Depot 50 Johnstone Street

An exciting position exists for a self-motivated, hard-working person who enjoys working outdoors to join our busy outside team. Your duties will include gardening, landscaping, slashing and mowing of Council properties.

Please click on this link to view photos https://www.boddington.wa.gov.au/image-gallery/australia-day-2020/9

Thursday 6th February 6:30pm Council Chambers

An exciting position exists for a confident, self-motivated person with great customer service and accounting skills to join our busy team.

Don't forget to get along this Wednesday evening to the Boddington Community Resource Centre Oval for a FREE community screening of Aladdin. Gates open from 6pm with the movie to kick off around 7pm. Popcorn, drinks and airbeds available for purchase/hire, and the Food Boss will be also be in attendance if you don't feel like cooking for the night! ***This is an alcohol free and smoke free event***

I am seeking your assistance to remind residents in your Shire that they cannot rely on public water supplies in the event of a bushfire. As you may be aware, while we make every effort to maintain supply, loss of electricity may cause pumps that transfer water to our storage tanks to fail, and we may not be able to respond to system failures in areas that are deemed by DFES or Western Power to be unsafe for our crews to enter. For those residents who choose to stay and defend their homes, it is imperative that they have an independent water supply as well as their own pumping capability.

Please note the change of schedule in the Ordinary Council Meetings for 2020. The meetings will now occur on the third Thursday of the month, apart from January which will occur on the fourth Thursday of the month.

Please note holiday hours for Boddington Refuse site on Robins Road

The Shire of Boddington is looking for a self-motivated person to take on the role of Plant Operator/Maintenance Worker in a small works crew.

Friday December 6 5-8pm

Ask yourself the same question again and answer it. With bushfire season, beginning earlier and finishing later with drier winters in between it is time to consider your fire preparedness and take time to develop your Bushfire Plan. This begins with a 5-minute fire chat with your family to developing a fire plan to determine if you are prepared to stay and defend and when you are prepared to leave. Unfortunately, too many lives are lost with people leaving it too late to escape being caught up in the fires. To stay and defend requires good planning and being physically, mentally and emotionally able to do so and having the right firefighting equipment available.

Local Planning Scheme available for inspection