Articles tagged: Winchelsea
Garden day boosts bus appeal
Winchelsea health services are one step closer to buying a new bus, after raising $25,000 through open gardens.
Consultation over streets’ new names
Three Winchelsea streets in a new housing area will get new names.
Recycled sewage water heading for river
Barwon Water will release recycled water into the Barwon River at Birregurra and Winchelsea, with the towns’ recycled water storages nearing capacity after recent wet weather.
Barwon River walk gets new funding
A new loop walk along the Barwon River at Winchelsea has received a $330,000 State Government boost for its final stage.
Winchelsea industry expands
Winchelsea is on track to have a new industrial estate to boost business and jobs, after Surf Coast Shire Councillors moved forward with the proposal.
Winchelsea elms to receive a haircut
Surf Coast Shire Council will trim 10 elm trees at Winchelsea’s Lions Park to remove dead wood.
Surf Coast’s efforts failing to convince Winch
Winchelsea residents are the most dissatisfied in Surf Coast Shire, new survey results reveal.
Potholes a worry at Winch
Residents of two Winchelsea streets have pleaded with Surf Coast Shire Council to fix drainage and road surface issues.
Surf Coast splashes out pool cash
Upgrades to Winchelsea’s pool and Deans Marsh’s hall stand out in Surf Coast Shire Council’s final budget for 2022-23.
Surf Coast wants cash for Winchelsea river link
Councillors voted at their June meeting to apply for $330,000 for stage two of the Barwon River Loop, as part of The Growing Suburbs Fund.
Inferno damages Winchelsea home
Winchelsea homeowners have escaped without injury after a fire in their roof kept emergency crews busy for more than six hours.
Museum funding for mansion
Winchelsea’s historic Barwon Park mansion is set to receive $25,000, thanks to a State Government grants program.
Support for nature strip vegie patch
A Winchelsea vegetable stall that almost fell foul of the council’s nature strip policy has gained the backing of councillors.
Preserving Winchelsea’s character
Winchelsea’s historic village character and country charm will have protections under a new Surf Coast Shire Council planning scheme amendment.
Winch pool upgrade leads budget spend
A $2-million upgrade to Winchelsea’s swimming pool, $1-million Deans Marsh Community Hall upgrade and $300,000 Winchelsea netball court headline spending in Surf Coast Shire’s draft budget.
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.
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.
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.
Winch units to alleviate housing crisis for seniors
Affordable housing for Winchelsea seniors and people with disabilities is in sight, with Surf Coast Shire Council set to transfer land to a charity to build a set of units.
Winchelsea petition was too late
Surf Coast Shire Council has dismissed a petition against a plan to join up Winchelsea streets, because the petition arrived too late.
Social housing backed for Winchelsea
The Winchelsea community has thrown strong support behind a proposal to build affordable housing units in the town.
Winchelsea sports facilities and op shop progressing
Surf Coast Shire Council has applied to tweak its planning scheme to allow key community projects to progress, and a fix for Winchelsea’s stadium is on track.
Big plans for Winch pool
Winchelsea Pool is due for an upgrade, and locals are set to shape what the new facility looks like.
BP changes Winchelsea servo plans amid delays
Winchelsea’s new eastern service station has scrapped plans for a drive-through at its fast food restaurant.
