News Article

Tyred of all the potholes?

asphalt-grass-road-plant

Want to read more articles like these?

Sep 16, 2022

MURRINDINDI Shire Council were contacted to confirm whether the disabled parking spots in Murrindindi meet the Australian standards. The issue was raised by Ian Kendrick in his letter to the editor.

Vito Albicini, Director Assets and Development at council said, “When installing or constructing new infrastructure or facilities, council has a sign-off process to confirm that the required standards valid at the time are met, under the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) 1992, National Construction Code 2019 and relevant Australian Standards. However regulations periodically change and get updated, and this means our infrastructure may no longer meet requirements.

“The legislation recognises that it is not possible for councils to immediately replace or upgrade all infrastructure when standards change and allows councils to prioritise infrastructure renewal based on community needs and available funding.

“Considering this, not all disabled parking in our shire complies with the DDA requirements or the current standards. We recently completed a DDA Compliance Audit of public spaces and facilities across the shire, including parking spaces, to highlight accessibility issues and look at ways we can improve accessibility for our community.

“Council has reviewed the results of the audit and officers are preparing a list of priority projects, which will feed into council’s 20 year Capital Works Program and will be delivered based on priority and available funding. We are also delivering a number of projects in this financial year to address some of the accessibility issues outlined in the audit, including improving accessibility for the Alexandra Shire Hall and the Kinglake Community Centre.

“During this financial year, council will also conduct a detailed parking study of the Alexandra township to assess vehicle movements and determine current and future parking needs.”

...continue reading the full article by subscribing to our weekly, monthly or annual subscription here.

If you see a photo in the paper of your child, grandchild, partner, or friend we can supply you with a copy to put on your wall as long as Alexandra Newspapers took the photo (we cannot provide a copy of a photo that was taken by a third party).

Alexandra Newspapers is proud to distribute our two primary publications through newsagents, supermarkets, petrol stations and many other outlets across the Murrindindi Shire and beyond.

Alexandra Newspapers offers display and classified advertisements as well the ability to promote your business. Both the Alexandra Standard and the Yea Chronicle offer classified ads for: Births, Deaths, Marriages, Situations Vacant, For Sale, Garage Sale, In Memoriam, Happy Birthday, Anniversary, Public Notice, Meetings, Automotive, Car/Caravan/Motorbikes/Boats. For Rent/Lease, and Wanted.

Alexandra Newspapers can provide commercial printing of plans, posters, business stationery, invoice and receipt books, self-inking stamps and more. Reach out to us for any commercial printing jobs here.

Grab a copy of the weekly newspaper or reach out to us here for subscribing an offline newspaper copy.

Like, comment and share the article on your facebook page.

Perfect Day for Little Athletics

Perfect Day for Little Athletics

UNDER a blue sky filled with sunshine and smiles, the Little Athletics...
Peter Weeks inducted onto honour roll

Peter Weeks inducted onto honour roll

ON Saturday, October 19, president Peter Weeks and treasurer Judy Blakeney from...

Want to read more articles like these?

© 2020 - 2024. ALEXANDRA NEWSPAPERS. All rights reserved.
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Sitemap

Website built with ❤ by Regional Business Toolkit