News

The young and young-at-heart were amazed and entertained last week when Zap Circus visited Mount Barker.

Restricted Burning Time will cease at midnight on Wednesday 16 April for all zones.

Four children’s storybooks were launched in Mount Barker last week in a celebration of community collaboration and cultural inclusivity.

The Shire is continuing its wild rabbit control program during Autumn.

The Shire entered into a Renewable Energy Supply Agreement on 1 April, as a participant of second phase of the WALGA Sustainable Energy Supply Project (SESP).

Plantagenet residents are advised that rabbit control will commence during Autumn.

A three-year cultural collaboration between Noongar and Hazara families and Mount Barker Community College students has culminated in the publication of four children’s storybooks in Mount Barker.

The Pwakkenbak Trails Open Day on 28 March brought together riders of all ages for a fun-filled and active day in the great outdoors.

Commencing Monday, work on two roads will be carried out as part of the Annual Road Construction Programme.

The Autumn school holiday program is here!

The Mount Barker Public Library is participating in Switch Your Thinking’s Energy Efficiency Pilot Program between April and October.

The Plantagenet community is invited to provide feedback on the draft Mount Barker Public Realm Strategy 2025.

The clean-up and remediation work after flash flooding is underway.

Heavy rainfall and flash flooding during a storm on 13 March has damaged local roads.

Heavy rainfall and flash flooding has damaged local roads.

The capacity of the O’Neill Road Waste Management Facility will be increased in coming months, after a works application was approved by the Council.

A precinct masterplan for Frost and Sounness Parks will be developed in coming months, after the contract was awarded to Otium Planning Group in February.

The Council at its meeting on 17 December 2024 approved new parking restrictions to the road and verge on the south side of Mead Street, Mount Barker.

The Porongurup Hall will soon be extended to accommodate more community activities.

The Annual Meeting of Electors will be held on Tuesday 25 February 2025 at 6.30pm in the Council Chambers.

Over 120 volunteers gathered at Karribank on Saturday 15 February for the Shire’s annual Thank a Volunteer Sundowner.

Summer holidays had us a blast!

A new skatepark, pump track, ball courts and climbing wall at Wilson Park are one step closer, with the Shire of Plantagenet securing more than $500,000 of State Government funding to support the project.

Congratulations to the recipients of the Shire of Plantagenet Community Citizen Awards presented on Australia Day.

Notice is hereby given of a Special Meeting of Council to be held on Tuesday 28 January 2025, commencing at 5pm in the Shire of Plantagenet Council Chambers.

The Shire Roadwise Advisory Committee has been running Driver Reviver stops on Albany Highway since 2013.

NBN and Genus are upgrading the NBN in Mount Barker.

Tower Road will be closed throughout January for car park works to be carried out. Access remains available for local residents. Traffic management signs are in place. Thank you for your patience in the area.

The Plantagenet community is invited to provide feedback on the draft Strategic Community Plan (SCP) 2025-2035.

The Council adopted a revised Master Plan and Preliminary Design Plan for the Mount Barker Swimming Pool redevelopment at the December Council meeting.