Council is seeking your help to shape the next version of its Council Plan and its Community Vision, with various community engagement opportunities occurring between December 2024 and January 2025.
Council will work with residents during the next two months to develop what will become the 2025-2029 Gannawarra Shire Council Plan, which will incorporate Council’s Municipal Health and Wellbeing Plan and the municipality’s Community Vision for the next 10 years.
There are various ways you can help shape this important document. To learn more about each option, please click on any of the boxes below:
Complete a survey
As part of the engagement process, residents will be able to complete a five-question survey regarding what people like most about where they live, their community’s current challenges, what Council can do create healthier and safer communities, what priorities Council should achieve during the next 10 years, and whether the current Community Vision and goals still represent their community’s aspirations.
You can complete this survey below. Alternatively, you can collect a copy from Council's Customer Service Centres at Cohuna and Kerang.
Provide feedback on a conversation board
Residents can provide their responses to questions relating to what people like most about where they live, their community’s current challenges, what Council can do create healthier and safer communities, what priorities Council should achieve during the next 10 years, and whether the current Community Vision and goals still represent their community’s aspirations via conversation boards placed at the following locations:
- Gannawarra Library Service branches at Cohuna and Kerang.
- Gannawarra Shire Children’s Centre, Kerang.
- Gateway to Gannawarra Visitor Information Centre, Cohuna.
- Neighbourhood houses and community resource centres at Cohuna, Kerang and Quambatook.
- Mallee District Aboriginal Service’s Kerang office.
- Northern District Community Health’s Cohuna and Kerang offices.
Visit a drop-in session
Various drop-in sessions and meeting with community organisations will be held throughout the engagement period. Councillors and Council staff will be in attendance at these sessions, where residents can contribute to the development of the 2025-2029 Gannawarra Shire Council Plan and raise any other matters.
Sessions will be held on the following dates:
- Tuesday, 7 January (12 noon-1.30pm): Quambatook Social Meals session, Quambatook Bowling Club.
- Thursday, 9 January (12 noon-1.30pm): Leitchville Social Meals session, Leitchville Memorial Hall.
- Tuesday, 14 January (12 noon-1.30pm): Lake Charm Social Meals session, Lake Charm Hall.
- Thursday, 16 January (5pm-8.30pm): Koondrook Swimming Pool - Summer Cinema at the Pool session.
- Friday, 17 January (12 noon-1.30pm): Cohuna Social Meals session, Cohuna Memorial Hall.
- Friday, 17 January (5pm-8.30pm): Cohuna Swimming Pool - Summer Cinema at the Pool session.
- Saturday, 18 January (4pm-8.30pm): Kerang Swimming Pool - Summer Cinema at the Pool session.
- Tuesday, 21 January (12 noon-2pm): Lalbert Recreation Reserve.
- Thursday, 23 January (12 noon-1.30pm): Kerang Social Meals session, Kerang Senior Citizens Centre.
- Friday, 24 January (12 noon-1.30pm): Macorna Social Meals session, Macorna Recreation Reserve.
- Wednesday, 29 January (12 noon-1.30pm): Murrabit Social Meals session, Murrabit Hall.
- Wednesday, 29 January (7pm): Kerang Progress Association, Kerang Museum Meeting Room.
- Saturday, 1 February (9am-1pm): Murrabit Market.
- Tuesday, 4 February (10am-12 noon): Kerang Neighbourhood House.
- Tuesday, 4 February (12 noon-2pm): Quambatook Bowling Club.
- Tuesday, 4 February (6.30pm): Macorna/Tragowel Community Meeting, Macorna Recreation Reserve.
- Wednesday, 5 February (6pm): Leitchville Progress Association meeting, Leitchville Rural Transaction Centre.
- Thursday, 6 February (6pm for 6.30pm start): Rotary Club of Kerang clubrooms, (Rattray Street).
- Friday, 7 February (12 noon-1.30pm): Koondrook Social meals session, Barook Senior Citizens Hall.
- Monday, 10 February (10am-12 noon): Cohuna Neighbourhood House.
- Thursday, 13 February (12 noon-1.30pm): Leitchville Social Meals session, Leitchville Memorial Hall.
- Monday, 17 February (5.45pm): Cohuna Progress Association meeting, Cohuna Community Meeting Room.
Details regarding additional drop-in sessions and meetings will be added to this page during the engagement period.