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25.01.2022 John Holland Rail has sent the Michelago Region Community Association a list of questions on the Michelago railway bridge.They are working with Heritage NSW on a strategy for heritage listed bridges like ours and Brebo's.They want the community's input by 15 May. If you would like to be consulted please message Kerry Rooney and include your email address. I will send you a draft submission for your comment. Note the submission has not yet been considered by the MRCA committee.

24.01.2022 This is a statement to address some of the doubts and queries recently raised on Facebook’s Michelago Noticeboard and MRCA pages about the integrity and processes of the MRCA committee. 1. The MRCA had one informal contact with Cardno in January to find out why John Sutcliffe had attended a Council consultation about the Council Masterplan. He then expressed a wish to meet community representatives. The MRCA wanted to arrange a public meeting at the Hall for the whole commu...Continue reading

24.01.2022 Hi Michelago and region residents The Michelago Region Community Association is coordinating a set of questions to send to the candidates in the upcoming by-election, and inviting them to send us a video of their responses (a pandemic version of a meet-the-candidates gathering!) If you have a question you would like posed to one or more of the candidates, please send them to me so they can be included.... Cheers Di President - MRCA

19.01.2022 We are calling for nominations for four (4) positions on the #Michelago Community Hall Section 355 Management Committee. Nominations will open from Thursday 19 ...November and close Thursday 17 December 2020. Learn more and download a nomination form from our website. https://www.snowymonaro.nsw.gov.au/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=895 See more

18.01.2022 Our Christmas Raffle tickets are now on sale at the Michelago General Store. This raffle is a joint fundraiser for the MRCA and Michelago RFS. We have some fantastic prizes on offer, a big thank you to our raffle sponsors, stay tuned for individual sponsor posts over the coming weeks. Tickets are $2 each or 3 for $5. The raffle will be drawn on Friday 18 December 2020 just in time to provide any week before Christmas presents or a Christmas ham for the table!

17.01.2022 Don’t forget our Christmas Raffle tickets are now on sale at the Michelago General Store. This is a joint fundraiser for the Michelago RFS and MRCA. Over the coming weeks we will be posting to thank our very generous sponsors. First up we have Yoga - Michelago & Bredbo who have generously donated a bumper yoga prize pack. I can vouch for Belinda’s yoga flow and restorative yoga classes, they are AMAZING!!!!

17.01.2022 A big thank you to Di Fett for spraying weeds at the Railway Station on Thursday.A big thank you to Di Fett for spraying weeds at the Railway Station on Thursday.

17.01.2022 Like to join us for our online MRCA meeting at 6.30 pm Tues 22 Sep. Comment below and we'll send you a link on Messenger.Like to join us for our online MRCA meeting at 6.30 pm Tues 22 Sep. Comment below and we'll send you a link on Messenger.

15.01.2022 A big thank you to William Kelly from Combined Rural Services for donating the labour and chemical to spray the love grass at the Michelago Railway Station. This is a big job ticked off the to do list! Stay tuned for further projects at the station that we would love the community to get involved with!

15.01.2022 This is the Michelago Cup 1939. We don't know the purpose of the Cup. Can anyone help us? At the time the popular sports in Michelago were tennis, cricket and horse racing. Some Rubgy League was also played.

14.01.2022 Calling friends of the Michelago Railway Station We want your views on landscaping the grounds of the historic Station. Watch this space for an upcoming sausage sizzle to meet other friends. In the meantime enjoy these photos. Comments welcome.

14.01.2022 Community work continues at the Railway Station. We would like to thank Robert Bouma, a local tree surgeon who cut down the box elder on Friday. Also thank you to Tony Robinson who assisted him. What a great team of helpers we have!

13.01.2022 POP-UP POLICING, SATURDAY 6TH JUNE 2020 Michelago & Bredbo Areas On Saturday, 6th June 2020 police from Monaro PD will be attending the Michelago and Bredbo a...reas to engagement with the community, answer questions and discuss policing in the area. In attendance will be the Michelago Police Station Lock-up keeper - Senior Constable Hitchcock; Monaro PD Aged Crime Prevention Officer - Senior Constable Fookes; and Officer-in-charge of Queanbeyan Police Station (which includes Michelago) Inspector Hutchins. We will be in attendance at the following locations: 9.00am to 11.00am Ryrie Street, in the vicinity of Michelago General Store 12.00pm to 2.00pm Monaro Highway, outside the Bredbo Pie Shop, 31 Cooma Street, Bredbo What is community engagement ? Community engagement is a long-term process through which we try to involve people - individuals or groups - in identifying problems and shaping and implementing decisions and programs that affect them. Want to know more ? A copy of the NSWPF ‘Framework for Community Engagement’ can be found at the following link: https://www.police.nsw.gov.au//community-engagement-framew Important information: We’re still approachable; however we ask that you maintain a distance of 1.5m from us and other members of the community in accordance with physical distancing requirements.

12.01.2022 Isn't the past fascinating?

12.01.2022 Please join us this Sunday 12 July from 10.30 am at the Railway Station to help in the garden. Bring sturdy gloves. Just a short time can make a big difference.

10.01.2022 This is why we need to keep African love grass under control in Michelago

10.01.2022 Another big thank you is in order. Tony Campbell spent his Sunday morning excavating the old garden beds at the Railway Station. Removing the root base of the box elder proved challenging. What a fabulous community we have, including Tony Robinson who once again attended. Please pencil in Sunday 2 August for a working bee / sausage sizzle. Catch up with old friends. Get some dirt on your hands. More details to follow.

08.01.2022 Ingelara Rail Bridge: Does anyone have views on the protection of the heritage listed Ingelara bridge? John Holland is consulting about this bridge's future, not the bridge over Micalago Road. However we will still be providing a submission on our bridge.

07.01.2022 Last Sunday garden beds were dug and mulched. Plants were trimmed and rubbish removed. Thank you Anna and Catherine and the patient children. Thank you Leah, Lou, Leanne, Lindsay, Gill, Tony, Di and John. Photos by Leanne. Watch this space for updates.

06.01.2022 Did you know that the historic Michelago Railway Station was threatened with demolition in 1980? The ACT Division of the Australian Railway Historical Society stepped in and negotiated a lease over the Station and commenced a program of restoration. The photos show members painting the building in July 1982. The brickwork was painted mint green and the window arches dark green. The Cooma Monaro Express was still running.

06.01.2022 Deadlines on the submissions on the Rural Land Use and Settlements Stratgies have been deferred until 1 February 2021. Council has received a lot of negative feedback on the proposal to rezone RU1 to E3. Do you know what it means? Read on to find out what people in our region think about it. Farmers fear environmental rezoning Landholders living around the Tinderry Nature Reserve fear their land values will fall by 30 percent if the Snowy Monaro Regional Council persists wit...Continue reading

06.01.2022 To see changes to the MRCA Committee and Kerry Rooney's farewell letter to the Association, please go to www.michelagoregion.org.au

05.01.2022 Two masterplans are in the works for the rural NSW village of Michelago. The Snowy Monaro Regional Council says it will work with the community on what future ...development of the village will look like, while developer Geocon has met with locals to discuss its expansion plans. But some locals are worried about what it means for the area.

03.01.2022 Another great community gardening bee at the historic Michelago Railway Station happened today. A big thank you to Di, Catherine, Nathan, Lou, Marcus, Julie, Leanne, Ben, Isabelle, Sally, Martin, John and Kerry. Our youngest helper Archie, a preschooler, was supported by bigger siblings Bailey, Imogen, Tilly and Bridie. Trailer loads of green waste and rubble were removed. Many sausage sandwiches were eaten. Photos below courtesy of Leanne and Kerry. Note even the cars were socially distancing.

03.01.2022 Planning is underway for our community Christmas market in December. We are looking at expressions of interest for local stallholders who would be interested in attending. Please send them through to [email protected]

02.01.2022 On 21 May, Snowy Monaro Regional Council voted unanimously in favour of building a causeway over Michelago Creek. The Council is now looking for funding of $700,000 for the work. Full article in today's Monaro Post.

02.01.2022 We will be in Michelago this evening for another one of our Community Engagement Meetings. Come and see us at the Michelago Community Hall at 6 pm. We look forward to seeing the community and answering any questions you may have.

01.01.2022 The inaugural trip of the Michelago Tourist Train 26 April 1993. It operated until 2007.

01.01.2022 The Monaro Post 19 August: volunteers warned off unused railway land that's ignored by John Holland, the company responsible for its management.