Public Notices Thursday 7 October 2021

07 October 2021 2:43pm

Tender documents can be obtained from www.eprocure.com.au/ballarat

Tender No	Tender Description	Closes 12 noon
2021/22-263	Design Consultants for the Ballarat Airport Runway Upgrade (Stage 1)	11/10/2021
2021/22-291	Supplier for Concrete Services for Kerb & Channel, Footpath and other capital works construction	13/10/2021
2021/22-260	Installation of Court Lighting at the Ballarat Regional Tennis Centre	20/10/2021
2021/22-304	Major Patch – Stabilisation	20/10/2021
2021/22-305E	Expressions of Interest – Stage 3 Construction at Her Majesty’s Theatre	20/10/2021
2021/22-306	Major Patch – Asphalt	20/10/2021
2021/22-308	Urban Forest Project - Street and Reserve tree planning and maintenance	20/10/2021

ANNUAL REPORT 2020/21 AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION

In accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act 1989 the City of Ballarat’s Annual Report for the 2020/21 financial year has been prepared and will be available for public inspection at the City of Ballarat’s Customer Service desk, The Phoenix, 25 Armstrong Street South, or online at ballarat.vic.gov.au from Thursday 26 November.

The Annual Report 2020/21 will be considered and discussed at the Ordinary Council Meeting on Wednesday 16 December. The meeting will be broadcast live on the City of Ballarat website.

For more information contact the City of Ballarat on 5320 5500.

CONSULTATION ON GOVERNANCE RULES REVIEW NOW OPEN

Consultation on a City of Ballarat’s Governance Rules review is now open.

The Local Government Act 2020’s Section 60 requires councils to develop, adopt and enforce Governance Rules.

Since adopting the Governance Rules in September 2020, improvement opportunities to ensure relevant and up-to-date governance practices have been identified.

Key proposed changes include:

Clarification around the mayor’s election, including removal of an externally managed election report and removal of the election of a temporary chairperson rule as the Local Government Act requires the CEO to preside over the mayor’s election
Public Question Time changes, and submissions to be received in advance to enable community members to receive full and timely responses at council meetings
Clarity on asking questions during debate to ensure good governance in decision making
An extra rule for a consistent approach to bereavement motion inclusion in council meetings
Changes to Conflict-of-Interest Register management
Clarity on advisory committees’ reporting obligations

Consultation is open now at the MySay page on the City of Ballarat website at ballarat.vic.gov.au and closes at 9am on Thursday 14 October 2021.

Submissions can be emailed to governance@ballarat.vic.gov.au.

COMMUNITY AND BUSINESS SUPPORT PACKAGE - GRANT OPEN

Ballarat community groups and businesses severely affected by COVID-19 lockdowns can now apply for a one-off support payment.

The Community and Business Support Package grants include:

Business Support Grants - $500 grants for businesses with a significant revenue reduction due to COVID-19
Community Support Grants - $250 grants for community groups, volunteer groups and sports clubs with a significant revenue reduction due to COVID-19

Online applications are now open via ballarat.vic.gov.au.

Applications close at 5pm on Friday 29 October unless grant funding has been distributed before this date.

WHAT’S OPEN AND WHAT’S CLOSED

To check what is open and what is closed please visit ballarat.vic.gov.au/whats-open-and-whats-closed