Great to see a few harvest trucks getting about the area, hopefully everyone can have a safe harvest with some much-needed rain to follow across the region coming into summer.
The new local government minister has made changes to the Shire Council Code of Meeting Practice. A major change will be Councils can no longer hold pre-meeting briefing sessions prior to a Council meeting. All Councils will also now have live streaming videos of Council Meetings.
The Federal Government is considering reducing the default speed limit for roads that are otherwise without a designated speed limit from 100km/hr to 70km/hr. They are also considering introducing a default speed limit for unsealed roads. There is a link to the Australian Government webpage on the issue, which included a "Have your say" submission upload link. I suggest as many people as possible to check out survey and make a submission, I believe that this will increase fatigue on our rural roads making the trips longer and causing more accidents. The consultancy fees for the survey would have been better spent on rural road maintenance. Between net zero and speed limits we could all be back to horse and cart transport sooner than we know.
Bogan Shire Councillors have agreed, following the submission and discussion on the Nyngan Show Day, whether it be made local event day or a public holiday. It was voted at the recent council meeting held on Thursday 23rd October 2025 to be made a half day Public Holiday for 2026 Nyngan Show and will be reevaluated again next year following the Nyngan Show to see how successful it is for the community as a whole.
Throughout the Bogan Shire over the next fortnight, it is expected, pending weather, the commencement of the construction of a 5km section of Coffils Lane, also commencing construction of four flood ways on Okeh Road and commencement of widening of Oatley Street, and sections of Moonagee & Hoskins Streets. Also, there will be works on the Mitchell Highway and Barrier Highway, in preparation for bitumen resealing, continuing resheeting of White Rocks Road, & continuing grading of Gongolgon Road.
Mayor Glen Neill