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619<li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Our-Services/Health-Regulation/Selling-tobacco-products" target="">Selling tobacco products</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> 620 621 <li class="nav-section-quarters-2 nav-item-seq-4"> 622<a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Planning-and-Building" class="nav-level-1 nav-has-children" target="">Planning and Building</a> 623<button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow" aria-controls="sc-menu-second-level-nav-item-seq-4"> 624 <i aria-hidden="true"></i> 625 </button> 626<ul id="sc-menu-second-level-nav-item-seq-4"> 627 628 629 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Planning-and-Building/Planning" class="nav-has-children" target="">Planning</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-4-nav-item-seq-1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 630 </button> 631<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-4-nav-item-seq-1"> 632 633 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Planning-and-Building/Planning/Applying-for-a-Planning-Permit" target="">Applying for a Planning Permit</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Planning-and-Building/Planning/Subdivisions" target="">Subdivisions</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Planning-and-Building/Planning/Gannawarra-Planning-Scheme" target="">Gannawarra Planning Scheme</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Planning-and-Building/Planning/Strategic-Planning" target="">Strategic Planning</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Planning-and-Building/Planning/Advertised-Planning-Permit-applications" target="">Advertised Planning Permit applications</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Planning-and-Building/Building-Services" class="" target="">Building Services</a></li></ul></li> 634 635 <li class="nav-section-quarters-3 nav-item-seq-5"> 636<a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation" class="nav-level-1 nav-has-children" target="">Tourism, Events and Recreation</a> 637<button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow" aria-controls="sc-menu-second-level-nav-item-seq-5"> 638 <i aria-hidden="true"></i> 639 </button> 640<ul id="sc-menu-second-level-nav-item-seq-5"> 641 642 643 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Visit-the-Gannawarra" class="nav-has-children" target="">Visit the Gannawarra</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-5-nav-item-seq-1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 644 </button> 645<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-5-nav-item-seq-1"> 646 647 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Visit-the-Gannawarra/Visit-the-Gannawarra" target="">Visit the Gannawarra</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Visit-the-Gannawarra/Tourism-Brochures" target="">Tourism Brochures</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Visit-the-Gannawarra/Redgum-Statue-Walk" target="">Redgum Statue Walk</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Visit-the-Gannawarra/Gateway-to-Gannawarra-Visitor-Centre" target="">Gateway to Gannawarra Visitor Centre</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Visit-the-Gannawarra/Koondrooks-Paddle-Steamer-History" target="">Koondrook's Paddle Steamer History</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Visit-the-Gannawarra/Ibis-Rookery" target="">Ibis Rookery</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Events-and-Activities" class="nav-has-children" target="">Events and Activities</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-5-nav-item-seq-2"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 648 </button> 649<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-5-nav-item-seq-2"> 650 651 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Events-and-Activities/Whats-on-in-the-Gannawarra" target="">What's on in the Gannawarra</a></li>
651<li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Events-and-Activities/Waterway-events" target="">Waterway events</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Events-and-Activities/Organising-an-event" target="">Organising an event</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Parks-and-Reserves" class="" target="">Parks and Reserves</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Swimming-pools" class="" target="">Swimming pools</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Creative-Gannawarra" class="nav-has-children" target="">Creative Gannawarra</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-5-nav-item-seq-5"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 652 </button> 653<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-5-nav-item-seq-5"> 654 655 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Creative-Gannawarra/Creative-Gannawarra-newsletter" target="">Creative Gannawarra newsletter</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Creative-Gannawarra/Creative-Gannawarra-Art-Salon" target="">Creative Gannawarra Art Salon</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Creative-Gannawarra/Public-Art-Expressions-of-Interest" target="">Public Art Expressions of Interest</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Creative-Gannawarra/Exhibit-at-Kerangs-Sir-John-Gorton-Library" target="">Exhibit at Kerang's Sir John Gorton Library</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Tourism-Events-and-Recreation/Community-Directory" class="" target="">Community Directory</a></li></ul></li> 656 657 <li class="nav-section-quarters-3 nav-item-seq-6"> 658<a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra" class="nav-level-1 nav-has-children" target="">Invest in the Gannawarra</a> 659<button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow" aria-controls="sc-menu-second-level-nav-item-seq-6"> 660 <i aria-hidden="true"></i> 661 </button> 662<ul id="sc-menu-second-level-nav-item-seq-6"> 663 664 665 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Industry-Profile" class="nav-has-children" target="">Industry Profile</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-6-nav-item-seq-1"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 666 </button> 667<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-6-nav-item-seq-1"> 668 669 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Industry-Profile/Agriculture" target="">Agriculture</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Industry-Profile/Large-Scale-Solar-Development" target="">Large Scale Solar Development</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Business-Development" class="nav-has-children" target="">Business Development</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-6-nav-item-seq-2"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 670 </button> 671<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-6-nav-item-seq-2"> 672 673 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Business-Development/Strategies-and-Plans" target="">Strategies and Plans</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Business-Development/Industrial-Land" target="">Industrial Land</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Business-Development/Business-Permits-and-Approvals" target="">Business Permits and Approvals</a></li>
673<li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Business-Development/Caravan-Parks-and-accommodation-facilities" target="">Caravan Parks and accommodation facilities</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Relocate-to-the-Gannawarra" class="nav-has-children" target="">Relocate to the Gannawarra</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-6-nav-item-seq-3"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 674 </button> 675<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-6-nav-item-seq-3"> 676 677 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Relocate-to-the-Gannawarra/Relocation-guide" target="">Relocation guide</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Invest-in-the-Gannawarra/Relocate-to-the-Gannawarra/Employment-opportunities" target="">Employment opportunities</a></li></ul></li></ul></li> 678 679 <li class="nav-section-quarters-4 nav-item-seq-7"> 680<a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council" class="nav-level-1 nav-has-children" target="">Your Council</a> 681<button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow" aria-controls="sc-menu-second-level-nav-item-seq-7"> 682 <i aria-hidden="true"></i> 683 </button> 684<ul id="sc-menu-second-level-nav-item-seq-7"> 685 686 687 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Councillors" class="" target="">Councillors</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Council-Meetings" class="nav-has-children" target="">Council Meetings</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-2"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 688 </button> 689<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-2"> 690 691 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Council-Meetings/Agendas-and-Minutes" target="">Agendas and Minutes</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Council-Meetings/Meeting-livestream" target="">Meeting livestream</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Council-Meetings/Question-Time" target="">Question Time</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Executive-Team" class="nav-has-children" target="">Executive Team</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-3"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 692 </button> 693<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-3"> 694 695 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Executive-Team/Chief-Executive-Officer" target="">Geoff Rollinson</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Executive-Team/Director-Corporate-Services" target="">Amanda Wilson</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Executive-Team/Director-Infrastructure-and-Development" target="">Wade Williams</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Executive-Team/Director-Community-Wellbeing" target="">Paul Fernee</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Governance" class="nav-has-children" target="">Governance</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-4"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 696 </button> 697<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-4"> 698 699 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Governance/Governance-Rules" target="">Governance Rules</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Governance/Freedom-of-Information" target="">Freedom of Information</a></li>
699<li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Governance/Public-Lease-Register" target="">Public Lease Register</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Governance/Public-Transparency-documents" target="">Public Transparency documents</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Governance/2024-Council-elections" target="">2024 Council elections</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/History" class="nav-has-children" target="">History</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-5"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 700 </button> 701<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-5"> 702 703 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/History/Gannawarra-Shire-Council" target="">Gannawarra Shire Council</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/History/Borough-of-Kerang" target="">Borough of Kerang</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/History/Shire-of-Kerang" target="">Shire of Kerang</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/History/Shire-of-Cohuna" target="">Shire of Cohuna</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents" class="nav-has-children" target="">Documents and Publications</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-6"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 704 </button> 705<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-6"> 706 707 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Advocacy" target="">Advocacy</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Annual-Reports" target="">Annual Reports</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Asset-Management" target="">Asset Management</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Budget" target="">Budget</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Gannawarra-Shire-2025-2029-Council-Plan-and-Community-Vision" target="">Gannawarra Shire 2025-2029 Council Plan and Community Vision</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Gender-Equality-Action-Plan" target="">Gender Equality Action Plan</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Newsletters" target="">Newsletters</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Municipal-Emergency-Management" target="">Municipal Emergency Management</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Strategic-Documents" target="">Strategic Documents</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Documents/Council-Policies" target="">Council Policies</a></li></ul></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Grants-Funding-and-Awards" class="nav-has-children" target="">Grants, Funding and Awards</a><button aria-label="Expand" aria-haspopup="true" class="mobnav-subarrow-child" aria-controls="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-7"><i aria-hidden="true"></i> 708 </button> 709<ul id="sc-menu-third-level-nav-item-seq-7-nav-item-seq-7"> 710 711 <li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Grants-Funding-and-Awards/Awards" target="">Awards</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Grants-Funding-and-Awards/Australia-Day-Awards" target="">Australia Day Awards</a></li><li class=" "><a href="https://www.gannawarra.vic.gov.au/Your-Council/Grants-Funding-and-Awards/Grants-and-Funding" target="">Grants and Funding</a></li>
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