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  Australia's National Local Government Newspaper Online >> Editions > 2004 > August
The Shire’s northern border is the Murray River on the New South Wales/Victoria border.
Moira Shire is situated on the alluvial floodplains of the Murray and Goulburn Rivers, nestled within the Goulburn-Broken and Ovens catchments.
Moira Shire enjoys a temperate climate, fertile soils and a generous annual rainfall.
www.lgfocus.com.au /editions/2004/august/countryliv.shtml   (565 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The main towns within the Shire of Murrindindi are Alexandra with an approximate population of 5,992 and Yea with 4,721.
3.2.4 Shire of Moira The Shire of Moira projects a high aged population, hence the 50% increase in demand for public rental housing.
For example the Shire of Moira has a high rate of suicide and a lack of youth workers to address and act upon the problem.
www.infoxchange.net.au /haps/rna_reps/final_reports/GOURNA95.DOC   (15133 words)

  
 EXTENDED RECYCLING PROGRAM FOR MOIRA SHIRE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Kerbside recycling in Moira Shire has increased more than fourfold in the past financial year but councils across Victoria remain under increasing financial pressure to cut the amount of waste going to landfill.
“Moira Shire has a user pays system for waste services so the less rubbish that ends up as landfill the better off both the environment and ratepayers will be.
Moira Shire Council introduced an environmental levy in the 2004-2005 financial year to meet the rising costs of providing waste management services.
www.moira.vic.gov.au /press_releases/PR312.htmL   (703 words)

  
 Shire divided over 'big bang' - National - www.theage.com.au
Moira Shire Council's CEO Gavin Cator at the closed Stewart's bridge.
Advising the Moira Concerns group is a tall man from Minnesota, Scott Olson, who married an Australian 15 years ago and manages to run a securities analysis business trading options from his home at Koonoomoo in the shire.
The court ruled that a NSW shire had failed to maintain a wooden bridge properly and awarded a truck driver $350,000 for injuries sustained when it collapsed.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/05/22/1085176041691.html   (738 words)

  
 Clusty Search » "%22moira%2bshire%22"
Moira Shire is bounded by the Murray Goulburn and Ovens rivers and is situated on the beautiful Murray River, just 2.5 hours drive north of...
Moira Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia.
Moira Shire is a great place to live and the DVD emphasises the lifestyle, opportunities and benefits to families,...
www.clusty.com /search?query=%22moira%2bshire%22   (298 words)

  
 Country News - McPherson Media Group
Sally Rice is Moira Shire’s new drought relief officer.
Moira Shire's new drought relief officer Sally Rice is the first to admit things don't always work out the way you planned.
The group is operating in Moira Shire with the aim of building a stronger community through communication and growth.
www.countrynews.com.au /story.asp?TakeNo=200701297664028   (230 words)

  
 SEEK - Australia's no. 1 jobs, employment, career and recruitment site
Moira Shire offers a quality country lifestyle on the beautiful Murray River, with excellent value in housing, a clean environment and a Mediterranean climate.
Moira Shire is also the largest shire in Victoria’s north-east and boasts key agriculture, dairy, horticulture and viticulture industries as well as a strong tourism sector and a growing manufacturing sector.
At Moira Shire Council we are committed to sharing opportunities, responsibility and prosperity with all sectors of our community.
www.seek.com.au /advhomes/MOIRA_SHIRE/11845758_1.htm   (371 words)

  
 The Border Mail - 38% of ratepayers live outside shire
The figure is higher than that of Moira Shire, where the lure of the Murray River and Lake Mulwala contributes to about 16 per cent of ratepayers living outside the council’s boundaries.
North of the river, Corowa Shire estimated up to 18 per cent of its ratepayers might be non-residents, with the largest concentration of properties at Mulwala.
Moira chief executive Gavin Cator said the Mansfield result reflected that shire’s proximity to Melbourne with the 16 per cent figure in his council area having remained steady despite Yarrawonga’s recent growth.
www.bordermail.com.au /news/bm/local/726003.html   (414 words)

  
 Australia's National Local Government Newspaper Online >> Editions > 2004 > August
Moira Shire Council is directly responsible for the maintenance, repair and upgrade of 58 bridges on its 3,574 kilometre road network.
With the number of old and deteriorating bridges in Moira Shire, Council also took advantage of the opportunity to develop an integrated approach to bridge design and communication that could be easily and quickly transferred across the bridge network.
Moira Shire developed a solution involving all key stakeholders in decision making and developing transferable engineering techniques to maximise construction speed and quality, while minimising cost and the impact on tourism and the wider community.
www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net /editions/2004/august/commkey.shtml   (533 words)

  
 Moira Shire Council: Community Profile
The Moira Shire Council Community Profile includes results from the 2001, 1996 and 1991 Censuses of Population and Housing.
The Moira Shire Council Community Profile is designed to inform community groups, Council, investors, business, students and the general public.
To achieve this, the Profile is formatted to present the data in simple, clear tables and charts with concise factual commentary.
www.id.com.au /moira/commprofile   (253 words)

  
 Doing it the Indigo Way (A story of a mouse that roared)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Just this week for example Moira Shire was in the press again with a particular Councillor calling for a break up of the Shire into two smaller entities.
November 1994, following the amalgamation of the former Municipal districts of The United Shire of Beechworth, the Shire of Chiltern, the Shire of Rutherglen, and the Shire of Yackandandah.
This was to be crucial in many of the early decisions of the Shire and in its attitude to managing change.
www.regional.org.au /au/countrytowns/ideas/o'dwyer.htm   (2123 words)

  
 Efficient farms could cut roadworks, says report - National - www.theage.com.au
It focuses on the dairy industry in Moira Shire, in Victoria's Goulburn Valley, and examines unique options for councils seeking ways to maintain decaying road infrastructure.
Moira Shire chief executive Gavin Cator said road infrastructure had degraded so far that estimates showed the council needed to double its current road maintenance expenditure of $14 million.
Mr Gosbell said one unorthodox method would be for the Federal Government to allocate funds from its Roads to Recovery program to pay for improved storage tanks on farms.
www.theage.com.au /articles/2004/03/23/1079939645996.html?from=storyrhs   (384 words)

  
 About the Rural Addressing Project
Moira is one of the last shires in the area to undertake the numbering project, so numbers on main arterial routes will be continued from those in other adjoining shires.
The nature of the Shire's road network meant that a lot of unproductive time was spent going over the same roads in order to gain access to further roads.
West Wimmera Shire Council alerted residents that the 'strangers wearing bright orange council safety vests' in their driveways were allocating rural road numbers.
www.nre.vic.gov.au /land/lcnlc2.nsf/childdocs/-47498102F8201F80CA256E4C00187958-AA26B5884BEB35C6CA256E4C00187949-7F699E8EAF8031FD4A256AC70018259C?open   (7595 words)

  
 - Civil Engineering, Bendigo -
Moira Shire is located on the beautiful Murray River, approximately 2.5 hours from Melbourne, Moira Shire boasts strong agricultural, horticultural and viticulture operations, a thriving tourism industry and access to excellent education, sporting and recreational facilities.
Moira Shire currently has vacancies for Design Engineers and is seeking applications from current final year engineering students.
Moira Shire is also seeking expressions of interest from third year engineering students who are interested in completing up to 3 months engineering work experience over Summer 2005/06.
www.latrobe.edu.au /ceps/ce/openings.htm   (2010 words)

  
 Broken Creeek Improvement LCG
The group was formed by concerned persons after a meeting that presented the Consultative report on the Capacity of the Broken Creek that was to allow extra drainage to out-fall into the creek.
The core group was formed in November 1994 and guest speaker, Chief Commissioner of Moira Shire, Mr.
The proponents of this drain were Goulburn Murray Water and the Moira Shire.
www.sheppstc.org.au /community/gmlnweb/group_info/brokencreekimprovpage.htm   (544 words)

  
 Plantations North East - Location
The boundaries of the local government areas, the zones used by the Victorian Plantations Corporation (VPC) and the location of the existing plantation resources are shown in Figure 2-1.
The Mitchell/Murrindindi Sub-region encompasses the Shires of Mitchell and Murrindindi and includes most of the VPC Central Region plus an area within Mitchell Shire west of the Hume Highway.
The Shepparton/Moira/Campaspe Sub-region encompasses the Shires of Greater Shepparton, Moira and Campaspe.
www.plantationsnortheast.com.au /location.htm   (525 words)

  
 About the Rural Addressing Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Moira is one of the last shires in the area to undertake the numbering project, so numbers on main arterial routes will be continued from those in other adjoining shires.
The nature of the Shire's road network meant that a lot of unproductive time was spent going over the same roads in order to gain access to further roads.
West Wimmera Shire Council alerted residents that the 'strangers wearing bright orange council safety vests' in their driveways were allocating rural road numbers.
www.land.vic.gov.au /ruralroadnumbers   (7586 words)

  
 NEVACC - North East Victoria Area Consultative Committee
NEVACC congratulates the Shire of Indigo and the Albury-Wodonga ACC in securing $250,250.00 in RPp funding for the much-needed renovations and upgrade of the Rutherglen RSL Memorial Hall announced yesterday by the Member for Indi Sophie Panopoulos MP.
NEVACC was asked by the Shire to support its application and to give guidance and advice on the RPp application's content which NEVACC was most happy to do.
The Shire advises that it hopes to commence the construction of the Centre in the very near future.
www.nevacc.com.au   (1733 words)

  
 Cobram Courier Online - McPherson Media Group
A draft Place Naming Policy which will guide how Moira Shire Council will name places and features is being released to the community for...
Severe allergies are a fact of life and, with numbers of sufferers rising, it’s a serious public health issue which can have severe or...
Moira Shire Council is encouraging business owners to become more strategic when planning their future by attending a specialised workshop to...
courier.cobram.net.au /news_index.asp   (1031 words)

  
 Social Integration of Muslim Settlers in Cobram, Arts, Monash University
This project explores issues, challenges and successes surrounding the settlement and social integration of Muslim settlers in Cobram, Moira Shire in Victoria.
The area has a long history of multiculturalism and a number of projects have been undertaken to help assist the new wave of Muslim settlers and raise cultural awareness.
The Moira Shire Council and service providers have been active in responding to these expectations by launching projects aware of the value of cultural diversity.
www.arts.monash.edu.au /politics/cmmips/publications/cobram-integration.php   (486 words)

  
 Time For A Break - Recreation & Leisure Activities
The group is open to individuals with an ABI between the ages of 18-64 years who live in the Mornington Peninsula area.
This program provides a service working in partnership with local school holiday program providers, to enable the activities to be more accessible to young people aged from 6-18 years who have mild to moderate disabilities.
The program is available to children 6-18 years with an intellectual disability who have an unpaid carer and live in the Mornington Peninsula Shire or the City of Frankston.
www.moira.org.au /tfab_images/tfab_links/rec_les_activities.asp   (3354 words)

  
 Moira Shire to lift rates. 24/07/2006. ABC News Online
Ratepayers in the Moira Shire will pay an extra 7.5 per cent in rates this year.
However, individuals can expect a further variation in their rates because of a new valuation.
"In the past, Moira Shire was in a debt reduction phase, but now we have got a really good future ahead of us and we're not scared to borrow a bit of money as a council to try and catch up on some of the jobs that should have been done years ago," he said.
www.abc.net.au /news/newsitems/200607/s1695096.htm   (173 words)

  
 Victoria Farmers Federation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
The United Dairyfarmers of Victoria has called for the application of the same benefits to all dairyfarmers on the Murray system who have received assistance in the past.
UDV President, Peter Owen, said the recent decision to extend prima facie Exceptional Circumstances drought assistance to dairyfarmers on the Murray irrigation system until September has been restricted to the Moira Shire.
All farmers on the Murray system are facing the same reduced water allocations and were treated the same in the initial interim EC drought announcement.
www.vff.org.au /index.php?type=2&id=218   (165 words)

  
 Sustainable business and industry - EPA Victoria's Government partners
The outcomes of the project will be measured and the success of the project will determine the feasibility of similar projects within Victoria.
The Moira Shire Local Industry Efficiency Programme (LIEP) is a regional pilot resource efficiency partnership between EPA Victoria and Moira Shire Council.
The Moira pilot is due to commence in August 2006 for 12 months and involve a resource efficiency officer assisting 50 small to medium enterprises in the Moira Shire to become more efficient.
www.epa.vic.gov.au /bus/partners/government.asp   (386 words)

  
 Australia's National Local Government Newspaper Online >> Editions > 2004 > August
With risk management the key plank of its asset management program, Moira Shire uses the Australian Standard for risk management, AS4370 for all its inspections.
Moira is committed to the Municipal Association of Victoria’s STEP Program.
Moira Shire is also a member of the North East Regional Councils Asset Management Group.
www.loc-gov-focus.aus.net /editions/2004/august/riskvital.shtml   (436 words)

  
 The Border Mail - Jasper to push minister for aid
The minister will be in Cobram to launch a fruit fly eradication program and has taken the opportunity to meet Moira Shire representatives to discuss the problems associated with drought and frost.
While some industries in Moira Shire had been eligible for exceptional circumstances assistance for some time, the fruit industry had been excluded, and this must be taken into account when considering the total package of support to be provided to primary producers, he said.
While new measures are being introduced by the Federal Government to meet the crisis situation facing primary producers, added support must be provided, such as direct financial support and subsidies for fodder and freight costs and water cartage, Mr Jasper said.
www.bordermail.com.au /news/bm/local/475062.html   (293 words)

  
 [csforum] Australian ICT Opportunities
MOIRA SHIRE COUNCIL: Contract No Q081/04 - Supply and Installation of HR and Payroll Software.
Requests for specification documents must be made in writing and forwarded to Moira Shire Council, Contracted Services Department, Att: Amanda Chadwick,
Gavin Cator, Chief Executive Officer, Moira Shire Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
www.mail-archive.com /csforum@spis.co.nz/msg00381.html   (384 words)

  
 Moira Healthcare Alliance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
We are governed by a Board of Management, with representation from the local hospitals, shire and community members.
mha is a non-profit organisation and are partly funded by the Department of Human Services, Department of Veterans Affairs and Moira Shire on the Murray.
Provide in home and group services for people with a disability and frail aged members of the community who choose to live in their own homes.
www.moirahealthcare.org.au   (145 words)

  
 Threatened Species - Grey-crowned Babbler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Eighty percent of all surviving Babblers occur in just six Shires - Strathbogie, Gannawarra, Moira, Loddon, Indigo and Delatite - 30% live in Strathbogie Shire alone.
Grey-crowned Babblers live in family groups of 2-15 individuals that include a breeding pair and some non-breeding 'helpers', their sociable habits earning them nicknames such as Chatterbox and Happy Families.
Report potential threats to Babblers and their habitat to local DSE/DPI and Shire offices.
www.dpi.vic.gov.au /dse/nrenpa.nsf/FID/-7BE952EA2681C1844A256927000A5D9D?OpenDocument   (550 words)

  
 Moira   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Serving not only the greater population of the Moira Shire (population 28,000) but also a similar number of tourists (the Moira Shire is just 2 hours drive from the edge of Melbourne) these facilities offer a wide range of programs and services to patrons year round.
All facilities attract local sporting and community groups year round with the main attraction being the programs and services we can offer.
Play equipment is freely available for use and each centre is well lit for night swimming when weather permits.
www.mrw.com.au /Moira.htm   (226 words)

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