Articles tagged: Winchelsea
Council and state mired in contamination dispute
Surf Coast Shire Council and the Victorian Government are at a stalemate over lead-poisoned land at Winchelsea Common, with each party insisting that the other is responsible for its management.
Red tape delays handover of SES headquarters
A red tape restriction with a several-hundred-thousand-dollar price tag will likely delay the gifting of Winchelsea’s SES brigade to the volunteer body.
Reports will assess Surf Coast facilities
The future of two Winchelsea community assets is set to become clearer next month.
Play space plan out, coastal vision unveiled
Winchelsea families can have their say on ideas for the town’s new playground, while a community panel has released its top priorities for Surf Coast Shire Council.
Call for arboretum cash
A Winchelsea Arboretum Trail and community infrastructure at Deans Marsh are highlights of public requests for Surf Coast Shire Council budget funding.
Calls for stadium floor fix
The Winchelsea community is petitioning Surf Coast Shire Council to fix a dangerous floor in the town’s Leisure Time Centre that has seen it banned for use.
Timely rescue for lost pup
A Winchelsea pooch is back in his warm home after spending nine cold nights lost outside.
Funding for aged-care psychological therapy
Residents of Winchelsea aged-care facility Hesse Lodge will benefit from funding that will aim to improve their mental health and wellbeing.
Winchelsea hospital secures services future
Hesse Rural Health is looking forward to continuing its social support activities in their current building at Winchelsea, which the health service recently bought.
Winchelsea church celebrates 150 years
Winchelsea is celebrating a long-time community mainstay this week and farewelling a more recent stalwart.
Defibrillator vandalised
Vandals have left Winchelsea without its public defibrillator.
Captain’s role for female firey
The Country Fire Authority has used International Women’s Day to highlight the work of Winchelsea Fire Brigade’s captain Kaylene Stocks.
Bright future planned for old hall
Winchelsea Community House has grand plans for the town’s former shire hall, after Surf Coast Shire Council agreed to work with volunteers to finally reopen the iconic building.
Federal cash wanted for Winch river walk
Surf Coast Shire Council will ask for Federal funding for the second stage of a Winchelsea river walk, as the trademark project of its first stage takes shape.
Children’s centre plan for hall
Winchelsea Shire Hall could become the new home of the town’s community house and early childhood care facility under a Surf Coast Shire Council proposal.
River walk idea for Winchelsea
A $630,000 Winchelsea river walk is set to receive council endorsement for Federal Government funding.
Tenant pulls out of Winchelsea Hall lease plans
Winchelsea’s former shire hall looks set to tick past two years without a tenant after a prospective lessee pulled out of a deal to take over the facility.
Servo waits for approval
Plans for a new service station and motel at Winchelsea remain in the hands of bureaucrats as developers seek regulatory approval.
Fire chief visits
Winchelsea and Cobden’s fire brigades have welcomed esteemed company, receiving a visit from the volunteer brigade’s state commander.
Surf Coast votes on Winchelsea issues
Another major Winchelsea housing development has council approval.
Planned Winchelsea subdivision
A proposal to convert a 21-hectare farming block in Winchelsea’s west to a residential zone will go before Surf Coast Shire councillors tomorrow. And developers have already drawn up plans for a 74-lot housing estate at the northern end of the land parcel as the council seeks to expand housing opportunities under its Winchelsea Growth […]
Council responds to Winchelsea petition
Surf Coast Shire Council has pointed the finger at wet weather and COVID impacts in response to a community petition complaining about the state of Winchelsea’s public spaces.
Traffic disruptions for popular district back road
Construction crews will close lanes on Cape Otway Road from next week for resurfacing and widening works.
Winch among first for 5G
Winchelsea is among the first towns in regional Victoria to experience the latest in mobile technology with the town’s 5G station switching on.
