DELAYED RESTRICTED BURNING PERIOD
Pursuant to Section to s18(5) of the Bush Fires Act 1954, the Shire of Northam has delayed the commencement of the Restricted Burning Period until 15th Oct.
Permits required to burn after this date.
Please remember that Fire Breaks are due Nov 1st 2018.
Should you have any queries, please contact the Shire Community Emergency Services Manager, Brendon Rutter on 0458 08 08 18 or cesm@northam.wa.gov.au
ROAD CLOSURE - ASHMAN ROAD BAKERS HILL
** UPDATE 13/9/2018**
Please be advised that a portion Ashman Road, Bakers Hill is closed until further notice.
Crews have completed some remedial works however a small portion of the road remains closed.
Further works have been programmed once more favourable weather conditions permit.
The Shire of Northam apologises for any inconvenience this may cause.
SEPTEMBER FORUM & COUNCIL MEETING
The Council Forum meeting to be held on 12th September 2018 and the Ordinary Council meeting to be held on 19th September 2018 is scheduled to be held at the Grass Valley Hall. Both meetings will commence at 5:30pm.
Changes to the HMMS will continue to allow for “first and last” mile access on roads between the paddock and the nearest road approved for RAV network access. The HMMS operates from Monday, 1 October 2018 to Thursday, 28 February next year.
The new arrangements are that prior to harvest a farmer or transport operator must submit to Main Roads WA a HMMS Road List form identifying the intended RAV combination and a list of roads being used from the paddock to the approved RAV network.
Main Roads WA will conduct a desktop assessment of the HMMS Road List and the route will be endorsed with operating conditions if considered safe.
The road list must be endorsed by Main Roads WA before commencing HMMS operations for the 2018-2019 harvest and the road list must be carried in the vehicle and produced on request to Main Roads WA, WA Police or the grain handler. The endorsed list may be shared by other transport operators.
The following documents provide more information about the changes:
An asphalt seal will be placed in Bakers Hill between Monday 10 and Wednesday 19 September 2018. This is dependent on the weather. Line marking will be undertaken a few weeks after as the asphalt needs time to settle. We are anticipating all works to be completed by the end of September 2018.