Works update - 14 August 2026

Published on 14 August 2026

Works update

Parklet being moved today from Railway Place (originally at Fiddlers Green) and heading to Port Fairy Gardens Caravan Park – mowing team assisted with the truck and Scott using telehandler from Port of Port Fairy was on-site to move it on and off truck and positioning in Port Fairy Gardens Caravan Park.
Tree planting at Mortlake completed.
Koroit tree planting in new estate in coming weeks
Garden bed renovation at the Rose Garden, Mortlake
Chipper crew responding to customer requests of branches and trees down around the Shire
Wet weather restricting mowing in some areas, but where possible mowing is still being undertaken

Patching crew have been busy carrying out pothole repairs, along with additional service requests resulting from the wet weather.
Facilities/cleaners continue to work through their programmed cleaning rounds.
Street sweeper continuing with programmed rounds and clearing blocked stormwater pits.
Bridge crew working through routine maintenance duties

(all works weather permitting)

Six graders currently out on maintenance rounds with two additional grader teams handling service requests

With H5N1 bird flu spreading in Victoria the public is being urged to report any sick or dead birds (or other animals showing signs of bird flu - land or sea) to the 24hr Emergency Animal Disease hotline 1800 675 888
The risk to human health remains low and there has been no detection in poultry or the wider agricultural industry