News
Council Office Re-opening
Posted Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 1.35pm
Council wishes to advise that the Municipal Offices at Oatlands and Kempton will re-open for normal business on Tuesday 9th June from 9am to 4:30pm. This includes the Service Tasmania Shopfront at Oatlands which opens from 11am to 4pm
Development Applications as advertised in the Mercury on Friday 29th May 2020
Posted Thursday, 28 May 2020, 2.45pm
Notice is hereby given that applications have been made to Council under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 for the use or development of land as follows:
Midland Highway Safety Upgrade Final Stage
Posted Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 11.00am
The Tasmanian and Australian Governments have committed to safety upgrades on the Midland Highway through the Midland Highway 10 Year Action Plan.
Development Applications as advertised in the Mercury on Friday 8th May 2020
Posted Friday, 8 May 2020, 6.00am
Notice is hereby given that applications have been made to Council under the Land Use Planning and Approvals Act 1993 for the use or development of land as follows:
Contaminated Recycling
Posted Tuesday, 28 April 2020, 10.00am
Due to recent amount of contamination in the recycling bins with general household waste. This is a timely reminder to Ratepayers and Residents of what can be placed in the Recycling Bins.
COVID19 and Waste Management Tasmanian Councils
Posted Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 3.00pm
Due to many people and families working from home due to COVID19 the amount of general household waste in each residence may increase. Please select the read more to see a list of things you can do to help.
Coronavirus Alert from the Director of Public Health Tasmania
Posted Thursday, 2 April 2020, 11.40am
Public Health Services have contacted a number of tourism and hospitality businesses following advice from an interstate health department that two people who travelled in Tasmania last month have subsequently been diagnosed with coronavirus.
The two people travelled together as part of an organised tour of Tasmania from 12 to 23 March.
One was likely to have been infectious with coronavirus from 12 March. The other from 19 March.
Neither person was aware they had coronavirus while they were in Tasmania and did not present for either medical care or testing.
They were only diagnosed after they returned to their home state.
As part of the PHS investigation into their movements, it has been determined that they visited the following locations:
Playgrounds, Barbecue Facilities & Roadside Stopovers are now closed.
Posted Tuesday, 31 March 2020, 9.00am
In accordance with the latest advice from the State and Federal Governments, we have CLOSED all our Playgrounds, BBQ Facilities & Roadside Stopovers. We appreciate your understanding.
CLOSURE OF COUNCIL CHAMBERS TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC OATLANDS & KEMPTON
Posted Monday, 30 March 2020, 4.25pm
To protect our staff and the community from the potential spread of COVID-19, Southern Midlands Council offices at Oatlands and Kempton will CLOSE TO THE PUBLIC from 4.30 pm Monday 30 March 2020.
Latest Information on Coronavirus in Tasmania
Posted Friday, 27 March 2020, 4.00pm
Reminder for the latest information on the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Tasmania please visit coronavirus.tas.gov.au where there will also be links to the Australian Governement Health Website for further information on National Health Alerts.
