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Have your say on Murray River Council’s Building Strategy

By Emily Donohoe

Jun 3, 2024

Murray River Council’s offices in Moama is one of its biggest building assets. Photo by Aidan Briggs

Murray River Council have released a draft Buildings Strategy for 2024-34, which will guide the management of council buildings and facilities.

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Council have divided buildings into six categories; operational use, community use, emergency use, water buildings, sewer buildings, and waste buildings.

Operational use buildings include dwellings, cemetery operations, depot operations, caravan parks, pounds, retirement units, and business agency operations.

Community use includes libraries, heritage sites, preschools, public halls, swimming pools and sport and recreation facilities.

The building strategy uses a hierarchy system to determine which assets need the most amount of funding and management.

This system is guided by the factors like the amount the building is used, its current state, and its visibility in the community.

“When we speak of rationalisation, it’s important to note though that some recommendations are subject to other management plans or investigation taking place,” Mayor Frank Crawley said.

“For example, there may be a recommendation to offload an asset in a particular town, but this is often subject to there being an alternative or consolidated option - it’s not just about getting rid of things.”

“This is where the Building Strategy is really important as it offers comprehensive information on our sites and takes a full-look at what facilities we have servicing each town.”

Feedback is open for residents to provide until June 28 and can be submitted through the council website.