Strathbogie Shire Council will extend its customer service offering by opening an additional office location in Nagambie.
The new office will operate out of the former Goulburn Shire offices at 352 High St, Nagambie, and will house up to 26 staff.
Administrator Peter Stephenson said council was excited about the opportunity to expand its service to the community.
“Strathbogie Shire has a large geographical footprint and two major townships in Euroa and Nagambie,” he said.
“We know the growing Nagambie community has been calling out for more support from council officers and we’re making this happen.
“This is a way of progressing our commitment to the Nagambie community while we undergo further work to develop a long-term solution for council’s offices, operational depots and other assets.”
The office will be open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Council expects the new Nagambie office will open in either May or June 2024.
The building located at 352 High St most recently housed Nagambie Library, which shifted locations in July 2023 due to a structural assessment of the building that determined it was heaving.
The library relocated to Shop 5/267, High St and has been operating out of this site since.
Further structural assessments of the building were undertaken every three months following the initial assessment.
The third assessment revealed the building had ceased heaving.
Nagambie Library managers were then contacted to ask if they would like to return to the building; however, they did not wish to reoccupy the building and were happy with their new location.
The specific opening date for the new council building will be announced in the next few months.