Author: TDCA

Parks Victoria will be conducting aerial shooting operations on the northern Bogong High Plains and Mt Bogong areas in the Alpine National Park, during the week of 23-27 May, 2022.  The intent of the program for this period is to close the majority of the area, as marked on the map attached.

The aim of this program is to reduce deer activity around significant environmental values that are vulnerable to deer impacts, including alpine wetlands.

 The areas that will be targeted will be closed.  During aerial shooting, you may see helicopters and hear gunshots.

Suitably qualified and experienced contractors have been engaged to deliver the work.  They follow all relevant legislation, Codes of Practice and Standard Operating Procedures to ensure that high standards of animal welfare are maintained during operations.

For more information visit:

Overall Project: www.parks.vic.gov.au/projects/deer-and-feral-animal-control-in-response-to-bushfire

Current Closures (Alpine National Park): https://www.parks.vic.gov.au/places-to-see/parks/alpine-national-park

(note – scroll to bottom of Alpine National Park page for “Change of Conditions” then “Alpine National Park“)

The Basketball space at Pioneer Park has increased!

The basketball ring and board has been relocated into the centre of the  old tennis court area, allowing for more room to practice those 3 pointers and moves with your friends!

Enjoy!

 

 

At long last, and after a number of attempts, the TDCA will be hosting a Thank You Picnic to our valley’s emergency service providers.

It will be held on Saturday 2^nd April, 2022 in Pioneer Park Tawonga from 10am to 2pm.

Come along and sit in a fire truck or maybe squirt a bit of water, watch a bushfire burn demonstration, see the jaws of life in action – there will be plenty of interesting things to watch and do.

Our emergency services are a wonderful group of people so come along and have a chat to them.  

And in case you get hungry, the Kiewa Valley Lions Club will be cooking a sausage or two and the Store will have coffee and cake.

Come along and have fun.

See you there,

Team Tawonga

 

Notice is hereby given that the next meeting of the Tawonga and District Community Association will be held at the TAWONGA HALL on FRIDAY 4th February, 2022 at 7.00pm     SUBJECT TO COVID RESTRICTIONS

Concept Plans for the Tawonga Hall redevelopment will on display at the Hall from 6.30pm.

To explain the Hall project, and also the caravan park and the Pioneer Park/Tawonga Scout Hall projects, Alpine Shire staff will be in attendance. Questions from the floor will be welcomed.

This is the community’s opportunity to become involved in the future of our local assets.

The Tawonga and District Community Association wish everyone a safe, healthy and rewarding New Year and send a big thank you to Marie, Clare and Grace Lucas-Gear for all their wonderful wreath creations in bringing the joy of Christmas to Tawonga, and to Mark and Jooyon Redmond, and Barb Talbot for helping to display them.  Click this link to see the wreaths

The Mountain Creek Bridge replacement completion date has been delayed and will likely be re-opening in the second week of January – around 12 January, 2022.  This means that the bridge will be closed over the Christmas and New year period.  Mountain Creek Track will remain open.

Note that the Lords Creek Bridge is likely to be finished before Christmas (completion date projected to be 23 December, 2021).

The Annual General Meeting of the Tawonga and District Community Association was held at the Tawonga Hall on Friday 20^th August, 2021.

The committee were grateful for the attendance of Councillor Kelli Prime and Ruth Kneebone Executive Project Officer from the Alpine Shire Council.

Councillor Prime shared a personal introduction commenting that her role on the Alpine Shire Council is to work as an advocate for all in the community with her emphasis on sharing with the Council the values and priorities of her younger age cohort. She is passionate about recycling and waste reduction and improving people’s health and well-being. 

Ruth Kneebone introduced the Alpine Shire’s draft Community Vision 2040, formed by Council with extensive community consultation that outlines the aspirations and goals of the broad Alpine Shire community. Ruth continued with the companion document, a draft four-year Council Plan that outlines Council’s role and how it will pursue the aspirations and goals outlined in the Vision, in conjunction with the draft Municipal Public Health and Well-being Plan.

Elections of officer bearers for 2021 -22 was conducted by Councillor Prime and the committee welcome Mark Redmond to the Presidents role and Gina Sauervein to the role of Vice President.  We also welcome Sue Ryder back to the Secretary role and Meryn Deans back in the Treasurer role.

Welcome back also to committee members  Barb Talbot, Marie Lucas-Gear, Bruce Vine, Claire Lucas Gear and Melissa and Bruce Vine and Harold Coad as nominees to the TDCA on behalf of the Tawonga CFA. 

We also welcome Bruce Howie and Glen Woods to the TDCA Tawonga Hall sub-committee. 

Your current membership to the association is valued and new members are always welcomed!

 

APPLY NOW FOR FUNDING TO UNDERGROUND YOUR PRIVATE OVERHEAD ELECTRIC LINE (POEL) – IN EAST GIPPSLAND, TOWONG AND ALPINE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS

The Victorian Government’s $5 million Private Overhead Electric Line (POEL) Scheme is open and accepting applications across all high-risk bushfire areas of Alpine, Towong and East Gippsland.

The POEL Scheme fully funds the replacement of eligible overhead electric lines on private properties in these areas, which were most impacted by bushfires in the summer of 2019-20.

Removing old uninsulated (‘bare-wire’) powerlines and replacing them with an underground connection helps reduce powerline bushfire ignitions and increases community safety and resilience for regional and rural Victorians.

To date, the Victorian Government has replaced 734 kilometres of bare-wire overhead powerlines across the state to reduce the risk of powerlines starting bushfires.

Applications are now open – subject to available funding.

To find out more or to apply, please visit: https://www.energy.vic.gov.au/electricity/powerline-replacement or contact the POEL Scheme project team on: (03) 9918 7315 or at safer.powerlines@delwp.vic.gov.au.

 

Mountain Creek Bridge and Lords Creek Bridge, which are located along the Mountain Creek Road and Trappers Gap Road, will be replaced in the coming months to benefit heavy firefighter vehicles travelling between Mitta Mitta and Mount Beauty.

Refer to further details here:

Bridgeworks FAQ’s 2021_06_23 FFMVic Media Release – Bridge replacements improve firefighter response