Project Update - December 2024
Notice to Property Owners
At its ordinary meeting on Tuesday 10 December 2024, Council resolved to declare a Special Charge scheme to seal Gully Road, Ceres.
Levy Notices were sent to property owners on 11 December 2024. Please note that this is not the invoice. Invoices will be sent to property owners within the next 12 months.
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Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
Project Commences
Road upgrade was supported during an early engagement in January 2023.
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Timeline item 2 - complete
Community Engagement
Benefitting property owners are invited to have their say on the proposed road upgrade via our survey.
Survey opens Monday 12 February 2024.
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Timeline item 3 - complete
Community engagement closes
Survey closes 5pm Monday 11 March 2024.
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Timeline item 4 - complete
Community Feedback Reviewed
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Timeline item 5 - complete
Community informed of next steps
Letters will be sent to all benefitting property owners informing to advise of the next steps.
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Timeline item 6 - complete
Intention to Declare Submission period open
At its ordinary meeting 28 May 2024. Council resolved their intention to declare the Special Rate and Charge Scheme to seal Gully Road from numbers 2-110 (entrance). A public notice will be published in The Times newspaper on Friday 14 June 2024. A copy of the notice will be sent to all property owners.
The submission / objection period will be open from Friday 14 June 2024 and will close on Friday 19 July 2024.
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Timeline item 7 - complete
Submission Review
No submissions were received during the submission period.
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Timeline item 8 - complete
Declaration report presented to Council
Council declared this Special Charge scheme at its meeting on 10 December 2024 Council meeting.
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Timeline item 9 - active
Residents informed of the outcome
Levy notices have been sent to property owners 11/12/24 advising that the scheme has been declared.
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Timeline item 10 - active
Opportunity to object to VCAT
Benefitting property owners now have the opportunity to object to VCAT (Victorian Civil Administrative Tribunal). Submissions close at 5pm on Friday 24 January 2025.
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Timeline item 11 - incomplete
Contract tender process / Procurement
An advert will be placed to invite tenders from construction companies to perform these works.
A contract will then be drawn up and signed. Residents will be notified when the works will commence.