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Melbourne-based graphic designer and artist Joe Scerri has won Council's gateway signage competition, however his design won't be unveiled just yet.

Mr Scerri has worked with a variety of design studios, advertising agencies and multimedia studios in Sydney, Basel, Zurich, and London, and established his own independent graphic design consultancy in 1996.

Mr Scerri was contacted by Council yesterday and was elated upon being informed of his success.

Councillor Jim Nolan from the judging panel said Mr Scerri also extended a kind gesture to...

A big pool of Community Assistance Grants (CAG) funding is now available for organisations seeking financial assistance for their event, activity, or programme.

Round 1 of 2019/2020 funding is now open and caters for activities to be held between June and December 2019.

$75,000 is available for the current Round, after $28,000 on funding was rolled over from last year's program.

Mayor Darriea Turley urged local groups to take advantage of the extra funding before applications close on April 30.

"Our CAG program is...

Council is looking to meet with CBD businesses this month to discuss major roads works planned for Oxide Street in mid-March.

The road works would see Oxide Street gradually replaced from Crystal Street through to Wolfram Street over the course of 12 weeks.

The intersection at Sulphide and Blende streets will also be replaced as part of the works.

Council's Chief Operations Officer, Anthony Misagh, said the heavily-used portion of Oxide Street could become a safety concern if work isn't undertaken soon.

"We're aware...

Renowned Melbourne-based artist Robbie Rowlands will return to the city next month to begin preparations for the Riddiford Arboretum Sculpture Symposium.

The Symposium has received $200,000 in funding through Create NSW, with the project tender awarded to Mr Rowlands during January's Extraordinary General Meeting.

Mr Rowlands previously served as an Artist In Residence in Broken Hill, and worked closely with the West Darling Machine Preservation Society to re-curate and reinterpret their display using projection, sound, and sculpture.

His work...