COUNCIL NEWS LEETON SHIRE COUNCIL COUNCIL REMINDER NOTICEBOARD PUBLIC NOTICE 2025/26 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANT AWARDED Chloe Mallamace KEEP YOUR DOG ON A LEASH IN PUBLIC PLACES Your Responsibilities as a Pet Owner ESSENTIAL ENERGY PUBLIC LIGHTING CLEANING PROGRAM Works now underway ROADWORKS ROAD CLOSED SHT IC AUG DISRUPTIONS TO TRAFFIC & FULL ROAD CLOSURE Merungle Hill Road / Main Canal Crossing Council awarded a Youth Development Grant of $250 to Chloe Mallamace to assist her with the costs of attending the NSW Primary School Football Championships to be held in Ballina from 26-28 August 2025. Chloe earned her place in the Riverina PSSA Girls Football Team after progressing through school, zone and regional trials. Starting at Leeton Public School, she was selected for the school representative side, then the zone team, before impressing at the Riverina trials where she secured one of just 12 spots from a field of around 60 players. This marks her third year of achievement at this level, having been a reserve in 2023 and part of the team in 2024. She will join fellow Leeton local and recent Youth Development Grant recipient Ava Weymouth at the NSW Primary Girls U12 Championships, where they will represent the Riverina against the state's top young footballers. If you would like to receive Council News straight to your email inbox, please consider subscribing to our newsletter. Dogs are a big part of peoples' lives and it's important to remember your responsibilities as a pet owner so everyone can enjoy our parks and open spaces. Under the Companion Animals Act 1998, dogs must be kept on a leash in all public places. This means when you are outside your home, including on the footpath, your dog must be on a leash - except in the designated off-leash park on Brobenah Road, Leeton, and in Yanco. Keeping your dog on a leash helps keep your dog safe from running onto the road or being separated from you. It also reduces the chance of your dog potentially causing a nuisance or harm to other people or animals. ! An on-the-spot penalty of $330 can apply for dogs not being on a lead and not being controlled. The Companion Animals Act states: If a dog rushes at, attacks, bites, harasses, chases any person or animal whether injury is caused or not, the owner of the dog is guilty of an offence. The penalty amount for a dog attack is $1,320.00. Council has zero tolerance for dog attacks and will take enforcement action on owners of attacking dogs. Thank you for keeping our community safe. A comprehensive LED public lighting cleaning program has commenced, conducted by Essential Energy contractors trained in public lighting maintenance. This initiative is crucial for optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of LED lights and ensuring compliance with Australian Standards. The program commenced on Tuesday 12 August 2025 and has been designed to minimise public disruption, with an estimated duration of up to three weeks. For more information, please contact Essential Energy on 13 23 91 or Council on (02) 6953 0911. SENIOR CITIZENS MORNING TEA Friday 29 August 2025 at 11am - 1pm Yellow Room at Leeton Shire Library The next Leeton Seniors Morning Tea will be held on 29 August 2025 in the Yellow Room at the Leeton Shire Library for a Digital Skills Workshop by Leeton Connect. Light Lunch will be provided. Attendees will be required to bring a phone, laptop or tablet to complete the modules. Notice is hereby given under Roads Act 1993 for temporary disruptions to traffic and full road closures due to works relating to Murrumbidgee Irrigation's (MI) Urban Channel Pipeline Project (UCP). ::: Location: Merungle Hill Road / Main Canal Crossing Duration: Saturday, 16 August 2025 Detours: Merungle Hill Road will be closed to through traffic and detours will be signposted. Detours are available via Corbie Hill Road / Stringer Road. Alternate detour access from Yanco via Regulator Road / Canal Road. Reason: Contractors on behalf of MI are completing planned pipeline project works as part of Murrumbidgee Irrigation's UCP project. For more information please visit MI's website at https://www.mirrigation.com.au/home/ ucp-project MI strives to ensure the work is undertaken as safe and efficiently as possible with minimum disruption to all concerned. For any further questions or concerns please contact Murrumbidgee Irrigation on (02) 6962 0200. LEETON SHIRE COUNCIL T: 02 6953 0911 F: 02 6953 0977 E: council@leeton.nsw.gov.au 23-25 Chelmsford Place, Leeton AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY 02 6953 0911 www.leeton.nsw.gov.au fin COUNCIL NEWS LEETON SHIRE COUNCIL COUNCIL REMINDER NOTICEBOARD PUBLIC NOTICE 2025/26 YOUTH DEVELOPMENT GRANT AWARDED Chloe Mallamace KEEP YOUR DOG ON A LEASH IN PUBLIC PLACES Your Responsibilities as a Pet Owner ESSENTIAL ENERGY PUBLIC LIGHTING CLEANING PROGRAM Works now underway ROADWORKS ROAD CLOSED SHT IC AUG DISRUPTIONS TO TRAFFIC & FULL ROAD CLOSURE Merungle Hill Road / Main Canal Crossing Council awarded a Youth Development Grant of $ 250 to Chloe Mallamace to assist her with the costs of attending the NSW Primary School Football Championships to be held in Ballina from 26-28 August 2025 . Chloe earned her place in the Riverina PSSA Girls Football Team after progressing through school , zone and regional trials . Starting at Leeton Public School , she was selected for the school representative side , then the zone team , before impressing at the Riverina trials where she secured one of just 12 spots from a field of around 60 players . This marks her third year of achievement at this level , having been a reserve in 2023 and part of the team in 2024 . She will join fellow Leeton local and recent Youth Development Grant recipient Ava Weymouth at the NSW Primary Girls U12 Championships , where they will represent the Riverina against the state's top young footballers . If you would like to receive Council News straight to your email inbox , please consider subscribing to our newsletter . Dogs are a big part of peoples ' lives and it's important to remember your responsibilities as a pet owner so everyone can enjoy our parks and open spaces . Under the Companion Animals Act 1998 , dogs must be kept on a leash in all public places . This means when you are outside your home , including on the footpath , your dog must be on a leash - except in the designated off - leash park on Brobenah Road , Leeton , and in Yanco . Keeping your dog on a leash helps keep your dog safe from running onto the road or being separated from you . It also reduces the chance of your dog potentially causing a nuisance or harm to other people or animals . ! An on - the - spot penalty of $ 330 can apply for dogs not being on a lead and not being controlled . The Companion Animals Act states : If a dog rushes at , attacks , bites , harasses , chases any person or animal whether injury is caused or not , the owner of the dog is guilty of an offence . The penalty amount for a dog attack is $ 1,320.00 . Council has zero tolerance for dog attacks and will take enforcement action on owners of attacking dogs . Thank you for keeping our community safe . A comprehensive LED public lighting cleaning program has commenced , conducted by Essential Energy contractors trained in public lighting maintenance . This initiative is crucial for optimising the efficiency and effectiveness of LED lights and ensuring compliance with Australian Standards . The program commenced on Tuesday 12 August 2025 and has been designed to minimise public disruption , with an estimated duration of up to three weeks . For more information , please contact Essential Energy on 13 23 91 or Council on ( 02 ) 6953 0911 . SENIOR CITIZENS MORNING TEA Friday 29 August 2025 at 11am - 1pm Yellow Room at Leeton Shire Library The next Leeton Seniors Morning Tea will be held on 29 August 2025 in the Yellow Room at the Leeton Shire Library for a Digital Skills Workshop by Leeton Connect . Light Lunch will be provided . Attendees will be required to bring a phone , laptop or tablet to complete the modules . Notice is hereby given under Roads Act 1993 for temporary disruptions to traffic and full road closures due to works relating to Murrumbidgee Irrigation's ( MI ) Urban Channel Pipeline Project ( UCP ) . ::: Location : Merungle Hill Road / Main Canal Crossing Duration : Saturday , 16 August 2025 Detours : Merungle Hill Road will be closed to through traffic and detours will be signposted . Detours are available via Corbie Hill Road / Stringer Road . Alternate detour access from Yanco via Regulator Road / Canal Road . Reason : Contractors on behalf of MI are completing planned pipeline project works as part of Murrumbidgee Irrigation's UCP project . For more information please visit MI's website at https://www.mirrigation.com.au/home/ ucp - project MI strives to ensure the work is undertaken as safe and efficiently as possible with minimum disruption to all concerned . For any further questions or concerns please contact Murrumbidgee Irrigation on ( 02 ) 6962 0200 . LEETON SHIRE COUNCIL T : 02 6953 0911 F : 02 6953 0977 E : council@leeton.nsw.gov.au 23-25 Chelmsford Place , Leeton AFTER HOURS EMERGENCY 02 6953 0911 www.leeton.nsw.gov.au fin