News from your place

Citizen of the Year Award nominations are now open.

Do you know someone who makes your community a better place? These awards acknowledge the unsung heroes of our community. There are a number of categories including Citizen of the Year, Community Event of the Year and Young Citizen of the Year.

Help shape our new community engagement framework

We’re creating a new Community Engagement Framework and want your input. What does good engagement look like, and how involved would you like to be in Council decisions?

Environment News

Planting for the future

Council teamed up with Woodside Primary School to help restore a small creek beside Woodside Oval. Students from Years 5–6 planted 200 native trees, shrubs, and sedges to stabilise the creek’s banks and support its recovery.

Get your power outage plan ready before summer

Power outages can strike unexpectedly, whether from storms, wind, or safety measures during high bushfire risk. Keep your household and community safe—create your power outage plan now and stay prepared no matter the weather.

The most important thing in your green bin is food waste!! Get yourself a free kitchen caddy.

Mouldy bread? Slimy veggies? Pop it in your green organics bin! It’s taken to a composting facility, where it spends 8–10 weeks transforming into nutrient-rich compost and mulch. Use a kitchen caddy system available from Council, to make it easy!

Weekly FOGO is expanding!

From November 2025, Council will deliver weekly FOGO to 2270 more households across the Balhannah, Charleston, Lobethal, Oakbank, Woodside townships in the Tuesday collection area. Affected residents will be contacted by mail.