Southern Midlands Council
Tuesday 22 January 2019
Welcome to the Southern Midlands of Tasmania, where a blend of good old fashioned values and modern ideas co-exist. The Southern Midlands Council is a rural local government authority with approximately 3800 rateable properties and 6000 persons scattered throughout the districts.
Towns and localities include Mangalore, Bagdad, Broadmarsh, Elderslie, Dysart, Kempton, Melton Mowbray, Oatlands, Tunbridge, Tunnack, Parattah, Woodsdale, Levendale, Runnymede, Colebrook, Campania and Rekuna.
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Latest News
TEMPORARY ROAD CLOSURE - Inglewood Road at the Tin Disk Rivulet
Posted Saturday, 19 January 2019, 8.00am
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to Section 19 (1) (a) of the Local Government (Highways) Act 1982, Inglewood Road, at the Tin Disk Rivulet Bridge, Oatlands will be closed to all classes of traffic for twenty four hours from 7.00am Thursday 31st January 2019 to 7.00am on Friday 1st February 2019. During this time, works on the bridge over the Tin Dish Rivulet will be undertaken.
VEC Notification - Midland Highway Upgrade Bagdad/Mangalore
Posted Wednesday, 16 January 2019, 5.55pm
VEC propose the Southern Access into School Road is closed, leaving the North end open to traffic. VEC plan to complete works during the school holidays on Thursday 17th January to minimise the disruption to school activities and bus movements. Road closure duration is expected to be approximately 1 day.
Australia Day Award Recipients and Presentation Ceremony
Posted Friday, 11 January 2019, 10.00am
The Southern Midlands Council wishes to congratulate the recipients of Council’s Australia Day Awards.
Citizen of the Year Award - Mrs Gabrielle Watkins
Young Citizen of the Year Award - Miss Ashley McOrist-Mitchell
Community Event of the Year Award - Heritage & Bullock Festival
Proposed Bus Shelter - High Street Oatlands Invite to Provide Comment and Feedback
Posted Friday, 11 January 2019, 9.00am
The Southern Midlands Council has been requested to erect a Bus Shelter in High Street, Oatlands. It is proposed that the Shelter be located in the vicinity of the present Bus Stop at the front of the Oatlands District High School (i.e. adjacent to the netball court).
Whilst the provision of bus shelters is generally not a local government responsibility, past requests to the bus service organisations to provide such infrastructure, or alternatively, to contribute to bus shelters, has proven to be unsuccessful.
PUBLIC COMMENT SOUGHT - Commencement Time of Council Meetings
Posted Wednesday, 9 January 2019, 12.00pm
Following the most recent election, the Southern Midlands Council must review and determine the commencement time for its Ordinary monthly meetings. The Local Government (Meeting Procedures) Regulations 2015 state that a meeting is not to start before 5.00 p.m. unless otherwise determined by Council.
Note: The Annual General Meeting, held in December each year, does commence at 5.00 p.m.
At present, monthly meetings commence at 10.00 a.m. and the Agenda includes a ‘Public Question Time’ section which commences at 12.30 p.m.
Events Calendar
- 23 Jan
- Council Meeting - Campania Hall
- 28 Jan
- Australia Day Public Holiday
- 11 Feb
- Royal Hobart Regatta Public Holiday
- 18 Feb
- Kempton Festival
- Mangalore Recreation Ground Calendar 2018
- Mangalore Recreation Ground Calendar 2019
- Heritage Highway Region Events
- Tasmanian Events
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Issued 4.25pm, Tue 22 Jan 2019