Surf Coast Shire Council
Surf Coast chooses to protect heritage
Surf Coast Shire’s planning scheme will change to acknowledge Aboriginal heritage and to protect a historic Winchelsea building.
Solar panels part of climate change project
Planning is underway to install solar panels at Winchelsea Community House, as part of Surf Coast Shire Council’s Climate Emergency Response Plan.
Live captioning available for council meetings
Surf Coast Shire Council meetings will be more accessible for people with hearing impairments, after the council introduced live captioning to the streamed meetings.
Arts grants set to help with rebuild
Surf Coast Shire Council will offer grants of up to $3000 to help artists to recover and rebuild from the impacts of the pandemic.
New chapter begins for old Winchelsea hall
The newly refurbished Winchelsea Shire Hall has reopened its doors as it begins its next chapter as home to the Winchelsea Community House.
Cat curfew considered
Surf Coast Shire Council will investigate whether to extend its cat curfew, as part of its new four-year Domestic Animal Management Plan.
Surf Coast plan to tackle housing
Surf Coast Shire Council has approved a new 12-month plan to tack housing shortages and affordability across the shire.
Winchelsea site to reopen soon
The Winchelsea Common will reopen within months after being closed to the public for almost a decade, after authorities remediated the site and resolved a management dispute.