Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association

Our local Parks Victoria office in Mt. Beauty has given the Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association  information on current projects:

Falls to Hotham Masterplan

This project has been on the go for several years and is now at the stage where a significant planning document is available for people to look at, and comment on.  The link is:               http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/alpine-national-park/plans-and-projects/falls-to-hotham-alpinecrossing-master-plan

Alpine National Park Management

This plan has been in review for a few years, with significant public comment.  The Plan is nearing completion – for further info, see the link here:                                                                  http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/explore/parks/alpine-national-park/plans-and-projects/greater-alpine-management-plan

General Park info:

There is plenty of info on individual parks, or Parks Vic in general at the Parks Vic website: http://parkweb.vic.gov.au/

At a recent UKVCA committee meeting, the Parks Victoria Team Leader, based in Mt. Beauty, spoke to the group on current Operational Project and Priorities.

You are invited to have your say about what  Parks Victoria should be doing.  Local community members are encouraged to contribute on the link here:                                          http://lets-talk.parks.vic.gov.au/strengtheningparks
You may need to copy this link to your web browser.

Ignore the ‘Throughout September 2016…’ comment below.  Contributions are still being accepted.

Advance notice of the UKVCA 2016 Annual General Meeting and a call for nominations for the Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association Committee.

The 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) of UKVCA will be held on Thursday, 1st September, 2016.

Venue:  Mt. Beauty Senior Citizens Centre, Tawonga Cres.

Time:  7.30pm

Nominations to be on the committee can be received before the date or on the night on the form attached  –  2016 AGM Nomination Form  –  Print the form and bring it to the meeting.   The current committee welcomes new members.

Wednesday, 6 July, 2pm  at the Foreshore Playground

After months of work and refurbishment of the Foreshore Playground and town centre, Alpine Shire are having an official opening on Wednesday, 6th July at 2pm.

This date is in the school holidays so families and visitors are encouraged to join in.

Francine Stacey, the Project Officer, is inviting local community groups who would like to undertake some fundraising.  This could be a sausage sizzle or a cake stall or an ice cream stall.  If you are interested, contact Francine on 5754 0567 or 0437 222 439 to discuss. This is especially important if you need power.

The event is holding a small competition for children and are hoping local traders may contribute a prize suitable for a child or family.  It could be a gift voucher, or goods  that could go into a prize hamper.  Contact Stacey if you can contribute a prize.

UKVCA hopes to see many community families and visitors celebrating this wonderful facility.

There were 48 individual  names suggested  for the Park………

At the recent UKVCA meeting the list was culled to 6 which represented the most popular suggestions.  This list has now been submitted to Alpine Shire Council for their input.  Following their response, the final short list will be opened up to the public again.

Stay tuned via this webpage, Facebook or the local media as to when this option will be canvassed.

Thank you to everyone who took the time to submit suggestions.

	A temporary weir is in place to trap debris.  It will eventually be removed.

Clearing the west and east side of the West Kiewa River of the dense infestation of invasive weed and inappropriate plantings  is being undertaken by DEWLP.   Work started last week.  Further work will take place and a team from the Green Army will arrive in June to undertake further work and plantings.

Our community would be well aware of the lovely park  in town opposite the Post Office corner and the Swimming Pool.

This park has no official name and the Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association would like to propose a suitable name that reflects the town and community to the Alpine Shire Council.  It has several anecdotal names (Swimming Pool Park, Fountain Park, Honour Rock Park) but no official name.  Alpine Shire Council have asked the UKVCA to recommend an appropriate name.  So, we need your help.

Please email your suggested PARK name (and a reason for that name, if you want), along with your name to: info@ukvcommunity.org.au

We look forward to receiving your suggestions.

DATE CLAIMER

May 19th, 2016 at 7.30pm in the Seniors Citizens Hall, Tawonga Crescent

This is a long standing annual commitment by the  member for Indi, Cathy McGowan, to address a Question and Answer Forum in the Upper Kiewa Valley.

Put this date in your diary/calendar

ALL WELCOME   –  Refreshments provided at the end of the evening.

DATE CLAIMER

Following an invitation from the Upper Kiewa Valley Community Association, the May, 2016 monthly Alpine Shire Council meeting will be held in Mt. Beauty on Tuesday, 3rd May at 7pm in the Seniors Citizens hall, Tawonga Crescent.

Come along to see your Council in action.  Maybe you are interested in running for Council yourself?

Members of the community are welcomed to submit questions relating to issues that affect them in this community at the meeting.  You can submit a “Question on Notice” prior to the Alpine Shire meeting which will be addressed and minuted at the meeting.  Send your “Question on Notice” to info@alpineshire.vic.gov.au (with a copy to the CEO, – daveb@alpineshire.vic.gov.au) If you email or post a “Question on Notice” to the ASC, always request  confirmation that the question has been received.

Alternatively, if you attend the meeting, you can ask a question on the night in the Public Question Time prior to the rest of the current Council business being addressed.

Let us show the Alpine Shire Council that the Upper Kiewa Valley community is interested in the operation of local government here.

ALL WELCOME – put this date on your calendar.

This week, over 20 keen community members attended an information session presented by Lachlan Campbell (North East Catchment Management Authority) and Ian Vonarx (Dept. of Environment, Land, Water and Planning).

Ian Vonarx (pictured above) talked about the planned project which will be undertaken along both sides of the West Kiewa River, upstream from the Kiewa Valley Hwy bridge towards the pump station.   The first stage of the work will be on the western side of the river to rid the existing dense infestation of weeds and inappropriate plantings.  Crews then move to the eastern bank to do similar work and you will also see a crew from the Green Army commencing on this in June.

The eventual aim is to make the eastern bank area an inviting space for walkers, fisherpersons and picnickers with better access to the river.

If you have any ideas which may be incorporated in the plan, email info@ukvcommunity.org.au