The Shire's newsletter is published quarterly in the Great Southern Herald and is also emailed to our subscribers.

Permits for ALL fires are required during the Restricted Burning Period. 1 October - 31 October 2023

The result of the Ordinary Election conducted as a postal vote on Saturday, 21 October 2023 is as follows:

The local government has received an application to use and/or develop land for the following purpose and public comments are invited.

Please be advised that the Shire of Katanning Administration Office will be unable to process any transactions from 3.30pm on Tuesday 19 September.

The Shire Matters Newsletter September edition is now available to read online or in the Great Southern Herald.

Please be advised that the BPAY and BPoint payment options for Rates payments are currently unavailable.

Please drive with caution on our rural roads as they are currently extremely slippery and may have trees fallen due to strong winds.

Newly listed job opportunity for a Senior Recreation Officer (Casual)

The Shire of Katanning hereby gives notice of a change to the September and October Ordinary Council Meeting dates.

Please be advised of road works taking place which require road closure of Quartermaine Road.

The Shire of Katanning welcomed interim Chief Executive Officer Mr Dale Putland who commenced as Acting CEO on 28 August 2023.

Local Government Ordinary Election - Call for Nominations An Ordinary Postal Election will be held on Saturday 21 October 2023 in the Shire of Katanning to fill the following vacancies: District 4 Councillors 4 year terms District 1 Councillor 2 year term Nominations open Thursday 31 August 2023 Nominations close 4.00pm Thursday 7 September 2023

Have you ever considered standing for Council? Have you ever wondered what's involved? Tuesday 15 August 10am - Council Chambers

The latest Shire Newsletter is now available in the Great Southern Herald or you can download a copy here,

The Shire of Katanning hereby gives notice of a Special Council Meeting to be held on Thursday 10 August 2023 at 6.00pm

Do you know someone who made the community a better place in 2023? Nominations for Citizen of the Year Awards are open! Nominate before 31 October 2023

Roll close 5pm Friday, 25 August 2023 You may be eligible to be enrolled to vote in the local government elections on 21 October 2023 if you live in or are an owner or occupier of rateable property in the Shire of Katanning.

After the recent rainfall, some rural roads are still very muddy and slippery, please take extra caution and drive to the conditions.

2023 Bloom Festival - Katanning Family Festival & Eco Fair. Register for your FREE market stall or food van to be a part of the Katanning Family Festival and Eco Fair to kick off this year's Bloom Festival!

The Geological Survey of Western Australia will be conducting a program of up to 1200 km of deep crustal reflection seismic surveys in the south and mid-west of the State to image the crustal structure and geological domains as deep as 60 km.

A Special Meeting of Council will be held on Friday 14 July 2023 commencing at 4:30pm

The Shire of Katanning's Community Grants Program is now open for applications until 31 August 2023.

A Special Meeting of Council will be held on Tuesday 4 July 2023 commencing at 12.15pm.