Campaspe Shire Council hosted its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 18.
Recalibration of Echuca Moama Torrumbarry Flood Study
Council has endorsed the recalibration of the draft Echuca Moama Torrumbarry Flood Study to incorporate data from the October 2022 flood event.
Started in 2018, the draft study is a joint project between Campaspe Shire and Murray River councils, in conjunction with the Victorian North Central Catchment Management Authority, Department of Environment Energy and Climate Action, and NSW Department of Planning and Environment.
The draft study was scheduled for community consultation last October; however, this was deferred when the flood occurred.
The draft study was based on data from the 1993 flood event, the last time that the Murray, Campaspe and Goulburn rivers’ flooding coincided.
Recalibration of the draft study will enable potential future flood mitigation measures, warning systems and triggers to be developed based on the latest information.
It will also improve flood modelling in areas associated with the lower Goulburn River levee system affecting Echuca Village and north-east of Moama.
Governance rules updated
Council has adopted revised governance rules containing several amendments following a review of the rules (including the Election Period Policy) by council officers.
Changes include a requirement for public questions to be received no later than noon on the day before the council meeting and that petitions received more than three days before a council meeting will be tabled at the next available council meeting (where the order of business allows).
Event sponsorships and grants for community events and equipment
Five community organisations received financial support for their events under Campaspe Shire Council’s Community Events Sponsorship, Community Equipment Grants and Responsive Grant Programs.
Rochester Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc was granted $1000 cash and additional support to the value of $795 (waste and traffic management) to assist with hosting the Rochester Easter Twilight Market held on April 6.
The Gunbower & District Development Group Inc was granted $1000 towards the cost of hosting the Gunbower Community Night Out on April 14, and the Stanhope RSL sub-branch was given $1000 towards the cost of hosting the official opening of the Montevideo Maru Mural held on April 15 under the Responsive Grants Program.
Council’s Community Equipment Grants program had two recipients: the Echuca Bowls Club Inc, which was awarded $1767 to purchase lawn bowls for young people and women to encourage participation in the sport; and Nanneella Community Incorporated was awarded $2000 towards the purchase of a refrigerator for the Nanneella Hall.