Southern Midlands Council

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 3,800 rateable properties and 6,000 persons scattered throughout the districts.

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  • Public Notices

    Public Notices as advertised in the Mercury on Friday 22nd September 2023

    COMMUNITY SHED OATLANDS – AGM

    Notice is hereby given that the Community Shed Management Committee will be conducting their Annual General Meeting on Monday 9th October, 2023 at the Council Chambers, Oatlands commencing at 2.00 p.m.  All residents of the Southern Midlands Municipal area are invited to attend.

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    Posted Thursday, 21 September 2023, 11.00am

  • Community Forum

    Roads Works including Bus Stop Changes CAMPANIA

    Notice is hereby given that kerb & channel, as well as footpath works, will be undertaken in
    the road reservation & the carpark at the junction of Reeve Street and Climie Street. These
    works will include a concrete footpath down to Flour Mill Park, Campania and are being
    completed under Stage 1 of the Government’s Vulnerable Road Users Program. Works are
    to commence from Monday 14th August and last for approximately four weeks.

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    Posted Friday, 11 August 2023, 2.00pm

  • Community Forum

    Community Hearings - The Future of Local Government Review

    The Board is hosting nine Community Hearings during August 2023 - each hearing will provide a dedicated session for both councils and communities to present to the Local Government Board any area of interest to the Future of Local Government Review.
    The Board will also be hosting a dedicated hearing for organisations and peak bodies with statewide policy interests.
    All hearings will be open to the public and will be live-streamed (where possible).

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    Posted Friday, 21 July 2023, 10.00am

  • Index - News

    Local Government Reform

    Further to the information included in the August 2022 edition of the Council Newsletter, the Local Government Board has now issued its Stage 2 Report entitled ‘The future of local government review – Options Paper’. For those that may have not read the previous Council report, the Tasmanian Government has commissioned a Local Government Board Review into the Future of Local Government in Tasmania.

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    Posted Tuesday, 14 March 2023, 4.00pm

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