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Please note the May Ordinary Council Meeting will commence at 1.00pm on Tuesday 17 May, not 3.00pm as previously advertised.

Limestone capping of part of the firebreak on the southern boundary of Woodridge has commenced. Please see here for more information.

Representatives for WA Local Government Grants Commission will be visiting Gingin on Thursday 23 June. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Please see here for more information.

At its meeting held 15 March 2022, Council resolved to increase the Honeycomb Standpipe Key Bond from $50 to $200 to better encourage the return of keys.

Congratulations to this year's winners and thank you also to our sponsors for this year's Rates Incentive Prize Night.

Following the Gingin Brook Bush Fire on 3 May 2021, the Three Bridges were severely damaged but they have now been repaired and reopened to the public.

Do you know the answers to these common queries the Shire receives every summer? When is okay to light your BBQ? What can't I do when a Total Fire Ban is on? And more...

The Ledge Point Off-road Vehicle Area track currently sits on unallocated Crown Land which is not vested in the Shire of Gingin. Due to this and in the interest of public safety, the area has been temporarily closed until the vesting order can be amended or an alternate arrangement can be made.

If you ever wondered where your fresh fruit and vegetables in the supermarket came from then there is a fair chance they were grown right here in the Shires of Gingin, Chittering and Dandaragan.

The Shire and local police are seeking any information in relation to a vandalism incident which took place in Woodridge last weekend of a Shire tractor.

Heavy vehicles will be travelling through the Gingin town site starting next week for approximately 10 days in order to undertake road works on Cheriton Road.

From 1 November inspections of your fire breaks and your property for hazard compliance will commence in order for our Shire communities to be fully prepared prior to the upcoming bush fire season.

If you have a 1 or 3 year registration or a new pet then now is the time to renew or apply for a registration for your cat or dog as per the Dog Act 1976 and Cat Act 2011.

4 x new Councillors were sworn in yesterday at Council's Meeting and the Shire President and Deputy were elected.

Congratulations to Kim Rule (re-elected), Frank Johnson (re-elected), Robert Kestel and Erik Sorensen who have been elected to Council following Saturday night's postal vote count.

The township of Gingin recently held it's 150th. A very big congratulations from Council on the success of your event Gingin. It was an absolute credit to the event organisers, volunteers, sponsors and the community.

There are a few typos in the contact list for the Shire's Fire Control Officers this year that went out in the Fire Break Orders. The list of these corrections can be found here.

Know someone in our community who has been doing amazing things? Nominate them now for the Shire of Gingin Australia Day Awards 2022. Nominations close 31 October 2022.

We're tackling coastal erosion one step at a time. There are some key holes in our research and planning which we need you, the community, to help us fill in.

As a Shire and community we're planning our next step to tackle coastal erosion along our coastline.

The new North Link (Tonkin Hwy) may have just opened in April earlier this year but it is set to get another extension which pass along the boundary between the Shire of Gingin and the Shire of Chittering.

If you love your summer events then get ready for the Shire's Summer Suite of Events coming in 2021 with a brand new lineup of events!

Next Tuesday Council's Agenda for their meeting will contain several items of great interest to the community. If you are interested in attending the meeting, please make sure to register in advance as COVID-19 restrictions still remain in place.

The Shire would like to provide comment in relation to an article on the Lancelin Facebook page ("$250K GRANT STILL IN LIMBO") to clarify the questions raised regarding this project and its progression.

Calling all food and beverage producers in the Shires of Gingin, Chittering and Dandaragan! Help us connect you to your ideal customers by participating in this food and beverage guide for our region for FREE.

The results of the 'Resident Satisfaction Survey' are in for 2020. Thank you to all who participated.

Year 10 students at Gingin DHS are participating this year in a Bushfire Cadetship program led by the Shire of Gingin with support from the Gingin Volunteer Fire & Rescue Service and DFES. This program was born from a desire to raise awareness and build capacity within the community to handle bushfire and other fire related emergencies.

From October 2020 mulch will be available for free from various locations around Gingin to all Shire of Gingin residents.