It is with pleasure that I present the Mornington Shire Council’s Budget for 2021/22 Financial Year.

Council finished the 2020/21 Financial Year with an estimated operational deficit of some 9% of total operational income.This compares to an average five-year operational

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ROAD CLOSURE AND WORKS ADVICE

Council wishes to advise of the following road closure and restricted access which will soon be in place.

Ballaleah Road – Floodway improvement

17.2km from the Birri Road Junction
22 June – 29 June 2021
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Mornington Shire Council Councillor David Barnes recently spoke to the ABC, hopeful that Council was “months” away from having a community tavern re-opened to serve legally-produced alcohol at specific times in restricted quantities.

He said the alcohol prohibition had had … Read More

On behalf of Mornington Shire Council, Mayor Yanner extends an open invitation to Mr Brett Fallon to attend the Mornington Shire Council Ordinary Meeting on 19 August 2020 at 9am at the Council Chambers, 1 Mission Rd Gununa.
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On 15 July 2020 at the Ordinary Council Meeting, Council adopted the ‘Councillor Expenses Reimbursement Policy’.
This policy provides guidelines for Councillors seeking reimbursement of expenses they have incurred as part of their duties of being an elected member representing
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A remote Indigenous council in the Gulf of Carpentaria, in Queensland says the community’s safety is in jeopardy and local police cannot perform their job properly as most of the town of about 1,000 residents has been without street lights … Read More


 

This week acting premier Jackie Trad visited the pristine Wellesley Island region to meet with Mornington Shire Council.
Deputy Mayor Sarah Isaacs said the visit was to support council’s plans to improve health, education and sustainability.
“We are always
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Mornington Shire Council is advising residents to exercise caution after daily sightings of crocodiles around Karaban (in Gununa).
The size and behaviour of the crocodiles is a cause for concern.
Keep families, children and pets away from local waterways (especially … Read More