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The Shire of Katanning hereby gives notice of a Special Council Meeting to be held on Friday 15 January 2021 at 4.00pm for the purpose of considering the following item: Appointment of Executive Manager Infrastructure and Assets All meetings are open to the public and are held at the Shire of Katanning Council Chambers, 52 Austral Terrace Katanning.

Please note the Shire Administration hours over the Christmas break. Cash/transactions close at 11.30am on Thursday 24 December 2020.

A HARVEST and VEHICLE MOVEMENT BAN will be in place from 8:00am Thursday 24 December until 7:00pm. A further HARVEST and VEHICLE MOVEMENT BAN will be in place from 9:00am Friday 25 December until 7:00pm. This includes motor bikes on bush tracks etc. To report a fire ring Triple 000. CBFCO.

The Minister for Commerce has approved the application to support additional retail trading within the Shire of Katanning for Saturday 26 December 2020 and Monday 28 December 2020 (Boxing Day public holiday).

The Shire of Katanning is seeking submissions from caterers interested in providing meals for the monthly Council Forums and Council meetings. Successful caterers will be allocated dates for a number of Forum and Ordinary Council Meeting dates.

The latest Shire Newsletter is now available in the Great Southern Herald. Read the electronic version here.

Due to Telstra works in Katanning, the Shire of Katanning Administration EFTPOS and Department of Transport (DoT) transactions are temporarily unavailable. We are experiencing intermittent disruptions to our internet connection and cannot guarantee that we will be able to process your transactions.

As of Saturday 5 December, particular businesses and venues in Western Australia must maintain a contact register of their staff and patrons for COVID-19 contact tracing, if required.

Less than a week left to get applications in for this year's Community Grants Program.

Due to unforeseen circumstances the Shire of Katanning Administration will be unable to process Department of Transport transactions and enquiries (photo cards, driver’s and vehicle licensing) on Friday 20 November 2020 between 12:30pm and 1:30pm. The front counter will still be open for general Shire of Katanning matters. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Katanning Library and Art Gallery will be closed on Friday 13 November 2020. If customers wish to return library books, please return them to the Shire of Katanning Administration and Civic Centre at 52 Austral Terrace. Business will be as usual on Saturday 14 November 2020.

The latest Shire Newsletter is now available in the Great Southern Herald. Read the electronic version here.

A reminder to residents that the Shire of Katanning’s free Green Waste verge collection commences this week from Monday 9 November until Friday 13 November 2020 as listed in the Waste Collection Calendar for 2020/2021.

The Shire of Katanning launched their new mobile community food trailer on Wednesday 4 November 2020. The trailer was on display for local Katanning businesses to view and nominate a business or community group into a draw to win the first hire of the trailer free of charge.

Residents are reminded that the Prohibited Burning Period for the Shire of Katanning commenced on Sunday 1 November 2020 and will be in place until Monday 15 February 2021. No burning of any kind can be conducted during this time. RING 000 TO REPORT A FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY.

The Shire of Katanning hereby gives notice that the meeting time for the Ordinary Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday 27 October 2020 has changed from 6pm to 7pm. All meetings are open to the public and are held at the Shire of Katanning Council Chambers, Austral Terrace Katanning.

There will be a planned burn off near the Katanning Cemetery from 1:00pm on Monday 12 October 2020. There may be some smoke in the area.

The latest Shire Newsletter is now available in the Great Southern Herald. Read the electronic version here.

The bushfire season is nearly upon us and its time to get your properties prepared. All properties (including the townsite) are required to comply by Sunday 1 November 2020 until Thursday 1 April 2021.

The Restricted Burning Period commenced Thursday 1 October 2020 for the Shire of Katanning and will be in place until Saturday 31 October 2020. All burning during this time, including burning of garden refuse requires a ‘Permit to Burn’ from your local Bushfire Control Officer.

The Katanning Skate Park will be closed to the public from Tuesday 29 September 2020 until Wednesday 7 October 2020 while the painting of the skate park is in progress.

The Shire of Katanning is conducting a review of its wards and representation and invites public participation in the review.