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18 December 2020 Newsletter

The Council office will be closed from 12pm Thursday 24 December and will re-open on Monday 4 January 2021. Contact details for after hours emergencies can be found at the bottom of this newsletter.

Stay up to date with information regarding Total Fire Ban Days and Fire Danger Ratings from the Country Fire Authority this holiday season at https://www.cfa.vic.gov.au.

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST – YOUTH EMPOWERMENT WORKSHOP
Are you a young person in the Wimmera who wants to be a part of something bigger, but not sure where to start?

We’re developing a 2-day Youth Empowerment Workshop that aims to engage with and inspire you to feel stronger and more confident in your own abilities to control your life and contribute to the world around you. The workshop activities will help you gain insight about who you are as a person and as a leader, what you have to offer the world and lead a happier life.

The 2-day workshop will be held in the January 2021 school holidays (exact date TBC) and is open to young people aged 13 – 21 years.

We’d love to have an idea of interested numbers as soon as possible. Please contact Justin Knorpp Youth and Library Impact Officer on 0429941083 or jknorpp@yarriambiack.vic.gov.au if you’d like to participate.

Yarriambiack Libraries are on track for some HUGE changes in 2021 and we're looking for new team members to help bring them to life. Find out more here.

Looking for a last minute Christmas gift that will continue to bring joy and happiness to the recipient? Look no further than a Yarriambaick Library Membership Gift Package - complete with membership form, Christmas Card and unlimited books, magazine, DVDs and more. Contact the Warracknabeal Library for further details or Gateway BEET in Hopetoun. Click here for more information.

We have the following employment opportunities available at Yarriambiack:

Early Childhood Educator (Hopetoun)
Early Childhood Educator (Warracknabeal)
Early Childhood Teacher (Hopetoun & Beulah)
Playgroup Facilitator (Patchewollock / Tempy)
Library Service Delivery Officer (Warracknabeal)
Library Support Officer (Warracknabeal)

Applications for these positions close in early January 2021. Yarriambiack Shire Council is committed to creating a child safe and child friendly environment where children and young people are respected, valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. Council is also committed to creating a child safe and child friendly environment where children and young people are respected, valued and encouraged to reach their full potential. Click here to find out more

Current Procurement Opportunities

Q133-2020 – Shire Halls Air-conditioning Project

C278-2020 – Shire Halls Stage Curtains Project

C280-2020 – Warracknabeal Landfill Rehabilitation - ET Cap Construction

C279-2020 – Wimmera Mallee Tourism – Detailed Concept Plans WMT Priority Areas

Visit Council’s website at www.yarriambiack.vic.gov.au for more details about the projects.

Upcoming Procurement Opportunities

Council has some incredible projects in the pipeline for 2021, and will have the following tenders available in the near future.

C281-2020 – Brim & Rupanyup Tennis/Netball Courts Construction

C266-2020 – Warracknabeal Kindergarten Upgrade

If your business is interested in obtaining further information in relation to any of these projects, you will need to be registered with Council’s e-procurement portal eProcure, to ensure you receive an email alert of the advertised tender.

If you’re not already registered with eProcure, registration is free and relatively easy – the link to Council’s our e-procurement portal is https://www.eprocure.com.au/yarriambiack/.

Please note that the only changes for the waste collection for this Christmas period will be in Yaapeet, Brim & Hopetoun as well as associated rural runs. If your normal collection falls on Friday 25^th of December, it will be done the day before on Thursday 24^th December.