WHAT DOES YOUR COUNCIL DO FOR YOU?
Wongan-Ballidu Councillors are honoured to have been elected by their fellow residents, and to be given the responsibility of representing our local community.
The staff and Councillors strive to:
Ø promote the well-being and sense of belonging of the whole community;
Ø provide outstanding leadership and make well informed decisions;
Ø protect and enhance both our built heritage and natural environment;
Ø continuously improve its communication and services; and
Ø manage the community’s resources in the best long term interests of all.
The Shire provides a wide range of services for residents, ratepayers and visitors. The technical services team work hard at the construction and maintenance of roads and footpaths, traffic management, street trees and streetscape improvements, maintenance of parks and gardens, waste collection and disposal and recycling. Our development services provide town planning, building control and approvals, health control, and environmental improvements. Services for different community members include provision of community centres and facilities, youth programs, library and museum service and cultural activities.
You can find details about these services and projects, and much more, on this website, simply by searching the Services Index. The Shire’s website has been designed to assist you find the information you need about the Shire, council and wider Wongan-Ballidu community.
Your elected members have an ongoing commitment to you, the electors. If you do have any issues or questions to raise with your local member, feel free to contact them through the contact numbers listed under Councillors.
If you want to make a difference in your community and have a say in local decision-making, stand for election as a local government Councillor. The next Local Government Elections will be in October 2009.
Further information can be obtained at :
http://www.dlgrd.wa.gov.au/localGovt/localGovtElections/StandingForCouncil.asp
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