Strathbogie Shire Council is expanding its presence in Nagambie
Strathbogie Shire Council is excited to be extending our customer service offering by adding an additional office location in Nagambie.
The new Council office will operate out of the former Goulburn Shire offices at 352 High St, Nagambie and will house up to 26 staff.
It means Council officers across all areas – from planning, to waste, to environment, to communications and community development – will be on hand to provide support, advice, and service to the community.
It also means Council’s existing Nagambie-based customer service presence, which currently operates out of the Visitor Information Centre, will move to the offices at 352 High St, Nagambie.
The Visitor Information Centre will continue to operate from its current location where visitors can seek helpful information about the area from our dedicated volunteers.
Council recently awarded a tender to Workshop Architecture Pty Ltd. to undertake a detailed options and design study for Council’s Civic Accommodation and Outdoor Operations into the longer term. These new arrangements will also inform that work.
Strathbogie Shire Council Administrator Peter Stephenson said Council was truly excited about the opportunity to expand its service to the community.
“Strathbogie Shire has a large geographical footprint and two major townships in Euroa and Nagambie,” he said.
“We know the growing Nagambie community has been calling out for more support from Council officers and we’re making this happen.
“This is a way of progressing our commitment to the Nagambie community while we undergo further work to develop a long-term solution for Council’s offices, operational depots and other assets.”
Strathbogie Shire Council CEO Julie Salomon said for the past four years Council had been on a mission to change.
“We’re committed to being better, delivering for our community and responding to its needs,” she said.
“It’s a commitment that is based around key areas we call ‘the four Cs’. Communication, consultation and engagement, community-based decisions, and customer service.
“We’re very much aware we need to improve in these areas. Our community has told us this time and time again.”
Mr Stephenson said the move to offer two full-time, fully-staffed Council offices in Nagambie and Euroa showed we were listening.
The office will be open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
Council expects the new Nagambie office will open in May/June 2024 and we’ll keep the community informed. Stay tuned for another update closer to the office’s opening.
Background
The building located at 352 High St, Nagambie most recently housed the Nagambie Library which shifted locations in July 2023 due to a structural assessment of the building which determined it was heaving.
The Nagambie Library relocated to Shop 5/267, High St, Nagambie and has been operating out of this site since.
Further structural assessments of the building were undertaken every three months following the initial assessment. The third assessment revealed the building had ceased heaving.
Nagambie Library were then contacted to ask if they would like to return to the building, however, they did not wish to reoccupy the building and are happy with their current location for now.
The future of a location to house Nagambie Library is one of the elements featured in the detailed options and design study for Council’s Civic Accommodation and Outdoor Operations by Workshop Architecture Pty Ltd.