Community Forum / Planned Burns

UKVCA Community Forum – Thur 7th April

Since 2014, The UKVCA has held an annual Community Forum to which we have invited representatives of all three levels of government.

Covid regulations have limited these in the last two years, but we are very pleased to announce that the 2022 Community Forum will go ahead on Thursday, April 7^th provided there are no further Covid limitations.

This Forum will be held in the AUDITORIUM, adjacent to the Information Centre, at 7:30 pm.

In attendance will be Dr, Helen Haines, MHR Indi, and the CEO and Mayor of the Alpine Shire. Unfortunately, the Victorian Government will be sitting on that day, so our new MLA, Mr Tim McCurdy, will be an apology. He was very keen to come and certainly to be considered in the future and has asked to send a message to be read on his behalf.

We ask you to put the date on your calendar – come along, listen to our reps and ask any questions of concern to you.

In addition to this, the Alpine Shire Council will be holding the March meeting in the AUDITORIUM, at 5:00 pm on Tuesday, March 1^st. Community members may attend and ask questions from the floor in the allocated time and can also lodge Questions on Notice by Noon on the previous day through info@alpineshire.vic.gov.au, but the earlier, the better.

We hope you can use these opportunities to gain insight into the work of our various governing bodies.

Mary Pike
Secretary

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Planned Burning Program — Ovens Fire District

Below are details about the planned burning program that the Ovens Fire District of Forest Fire Management Victoria (Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning) is preparing to deliver in the next few weeks.

Planned Burns in your area. Click [HERE] to find out about BURNS near you AND [HERE] to read all about the 2022 program.

Planned Burn Notification System

Planned Burns Victoria is a web-based service that sends you an SMS and email about upcoming planned burns. Subscribe to Victorian locations of interest and you’ll be notified about Forest Fire Management Victoria (FFMVic) and Country Fire Authority (CFA) in those locations. Click [HERE] to learn how to do that.

Click this MAP which shows all the burns across the entire Ovens Fire District

It is worth mentioning that the Ovens district boundary with Upper Murray and Goulburn are the Kiewa River and Fifteen Mile Creek (near Benalla) respectively.

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