News
Midland Highway Safety Upgrades Stage 2 Bagdad – Notification of Future Changes
Posted Monday, 7 January 2019, 3.00pm
VEC notification Roadworks Midlands Highway Bagdad
7MIDfm 97.1 - Lost transmission due to an unknown fault
Posted Thursday, 3 January 2019, 8.00am
On New Year's Eve the radio station, 7MIDfm 97.1, lost transmission due to an unknown fault. On New Year's Day a vital component was replaced and transmission resumed, although signal was breaking up at times.
Public Notices as advertised in the Mercury on Saturday 15th December 2018
Posted Friday, 14 December 2018, 2.00pm
Household Waste and Recycling replacement bin program is nearly completed.
Posted Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 9.00am
Ratepayers on the roadside collection service for household waste and recycling are advised that the replacement bin program is nearly completed. We thank you very much for your cooperation, patience and goodwill.
Council Officers are aware there are still a number of old green lid wheelie bins still being used for roadside collection. These bins are no longer the approved bin for roadside collection and must not be used. Our contractor Thorp Waste is contracted to collect the approved Southern Midlands red lid bins and yellow lid bins only.
New Roadside Recycling and Waste Collection Service
Posted Saturday, 28 July 2018, 9.00am
Residents and businesses on the kerbside collection service are informed that Council will be implementing changes to the service in August this year.
Changes to Kerbside Collection Service
Posted Tuesday, 5 June 2018, 4.00pm
Residents and businesses on the kerbside collection service are informed that Council will be making changes to the service in June- July this year. The changes will be a fortnightly collection service for all collections and the replacement of the current 140lt wheelie bin (for general waste) to a larger 240lt wheelie bin and the replacement of the 55lt black recycling crate with a 240lt wheelie bin. All current bins and crates will be collected by Council and replaced with the new 240lt bins. For residents already on the fortnightly collection service, your current 240lt bin will also be replaced with a new 240lt bin.
Callington Mill Blacksmith’s Forge Presents
Posted Thursday, 22 March 2018, 12.00pm
Callington Mill Blacksmith’s Forge Presents… Come & Try Sessions!
Southern Midlands Council’s ‘Artist in Residence’ program
Posted Tuesday, 20 June 2017, 1.00pm
The SMC has proudly sponsored the production of a high quality 16 page booklet depicting some of Henrietta's (Artist in Residence) Oatlands-based works. These booklets are for sale and available from the Kempton and Oatlands Council Offices for $10 each. All proceeds from the sale of these books will provide similar assistance to future artists who are undertaking our residency to ensure that their work remains accessible to the broader community.
New Indoor Swimming Pool for Oatlands
Posted Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 5.00pm
The Hodgman Liberal Government will provide $2 million to the Southern Midlands Council to help build the new Oatlands Indoor Pool.
