FLOOD RECOVERY
Over the last year, work has continued to repair infrastructure damaged by the floods of January 2011. $12.942 million has been spent on repairing damage to Council and community assets including repairs to buildings, roads, paths and tracks and sporting facilities.
In the past 12 months building works have included: restoration of the jetty at River Road in Horsham;
installation of new pontoons on the Wimmera River; works to the Wimmera Equestrian Centre;
works to the Dadswells Bridge Hall to raise the hall and repair flood damage; and
works to the Natimuk Tennis clubrooms, Dudley Cornell clubrooms, Telangatuk Hall and Natimuk Road kindergarten.
A significant project has been the repair and resurfacing of the Telangatuk, Brimpaen, Haven, Quantong, Central Park and Sunnyside tennis courts which suffered damage by the 2011 floods. The Natimuk tennis courts were relocated to the Natimuk Showgrounds, where they will avoid future flood damage. Through funding from the State Government, works also occurred to the St Michaels tennis courts in Horsham. Tennis courts at Dadswells Bridge were repaired by the Northern Grampians Shire. These extensive repair works leave a fantastic asset for the community.
Road and bridge works have continued and works to 193 kilometres of roads that were affected by flooding are almost complete. Twenty-six kilometres of bike path and tracks have been completed including works to the Arapiles Bike Trail which was substantially damaged by the floods. In total, $4.8 million has been spent on repairing roads, bridges, walkways and bike trails.
Information signage and flood gauges have been installed at 11 sites along the Wimmera River, Burnt Creek, McKenzie Creek, Sheepwash Creek, Two Mile Creek, Yarriambiack Creek and Mt William
Creek.These gauges will enable community members and agencies to monitor flood waters and compare the levels to previous flood events to better understand the likely impact of a flood event.
The Natimuk Flood Study has been completed to provide better information to community members and agencies on the extent and nature of flooding to enable better preparedness and response. Flood study investigations have commenced with the Wimmera Catchment Management Authority for the Mt William Creek catchment. Over 250 information kits were sent to small property landholders to help them with their emergency management preparedness in future.
CELEBRATIONS Another successful Australia Day celebration was held on Saturday 26 January 2013 at Sawyer Park in Horsham. The event attracted approximately 400 people.
Members of the Barengi Gadjin Land Council were present and a Welcome to Country was provided by Elder, Jennifer Beer.
2013 Australia Day Awards were presented to:
Robyn Lardner – Citizen Award Rebecca Schmidt – Young Citizen Award
Carols By Candlelight – Community Event of the Year Award
The Combined Service Clubs of Horsham provided a free barbecue breakfast and the crowd was entertained by the Horsham Brass Band, Sing Australia Choir, Horsham Pipe Band and the 298 Primary School Signing Choir. Horsham Rural City Australia Day Ambassador Lindy Allen talked about the benefits of having water in our lakes and what that means for our community. An Australian children’s story “Wombat Stew” was read by Mary Dalgleish from the Wimmera Regional Library Corporation.
Other successful Australia Day community events were held throughout the municipality in Natimuk, Dadswells Bridge and Brimpaen.
AUSTRALIA DAY
Mayor Cr David Grimble presents Robyn Lardner with the Citizen of the Year award at the Australia Day celebrations in Horsham
Extensive repair works were conducted to tennis courts at seven sites across the municipality
ANNUAL REPORT 2012 - 2013
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