Burnie Shines 2008 - Call for Events - BE PART OF IT!

Burnie Shines celebrations will be held from 1st to 31st October 2008.
This is an invitation for your event to be part of it.

If you are staging an event in Burnie in October 2008 and would like to be part of the Burnie Shines program, please download the form, complete and return them to Burnie City Council by 13th June 2008.

 Burnie Shines call for events form

Return form to:
Fiona Loughran
Marketing & EventsBurnie City Council
Email: floughran@burnie.net   Fax: 6431 3896
Post: PO Box 973 or drop in at 80 Wilson Street
For enquiries phone 6430 5788

Portside Heritage Listing

The Tasmanian Heritage Council is proposing the following place be permanently entered on the Tasmanian Heritage Register on the basis of the information and analysis presented below. Objections or submissions can be made in writing to Heritage Tasmania, 103 Macquarie Street, Hobart 7000 by 25 May 2008.

 'Portside' and the Van Diemen's Land Company Cemetery

Council is supportive of this process and encourages its residents to submit their comments to Heritage Tasmania.

Council has commissioned a report from a Heritage Architect, David Denmen and based on his advice will be objecting to the listing of the Portside building.

 Former Burnie Technical College

Council has released survey results about the Heritage Listing at Portside. Download the  Community Opinion on Portside Building Heritage Submission Report.

Latest News on Water and Sewerage Reform

Media Release - Water and Sewerage Reform to Cost the Community Dearly
The Council meeting held on 11 December received a further update on the State Government's proposed Water & Sewerage Reform, including the report on a Regional Study of the Cradle Coast Council's prepared by consultants GHD. Read more on the Keep Burnie Water website.

Click here to view Reform of Tasmania's Water & Sewerage Sector and Water & Sewerage Budget Summary documents.

Burnie Settlement and Investment Strategy

The Burnie City Council has recently completed a public notification period on the Burnie Settlement and Investment Strategy.  Although the initial period for representations has closed, the Council is still interested in your response, and will continue to receive written comment. Copy of the Settlement and Investment Strategy is available on this website by following the links.

 A Settlement and Investment Strategy for Burnie 2026

A Settlement and Investment Strategy for Burnie 2026: Appendix Report

Enquiries on any aspect of the Strategy should be made to Mr Patrick Earle. Director Land and Environmental Services on 64305770 or pearle@burnie.net or to Mr Rodney Greene, Director Community and Economic Development on 64305706 or rgreene@burnie.net