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Libraries and customer service are now open following the easing of COVID restrictions.

If you live in metro Melbourne but have property in Mitchell Shire and you need to prepare for the flood and fire season, you will need to apply to travel here for the sole purpose of preparing your property.

A staff member at Kemp’s Bakery in Kilmore has tested positive for COVID-19. They worked between 1-11 October and are not considered to have been infectious during that period. Anyone in Kilmore or Wandong should get tested if they have any symptoms, however mild.

Motorists should prepare for delays of up to 20 minutes while Council installs two new pedestrian bridges on either side of the Northern Highway Road Bridge over Kilmore Creek on 22 October.

The Visitor Information Centre in Seymour is back open, just in time for keen regional Victorian tourists ready to safely explore Mitchell Shire on those crisp sunny days.

The following changes have been made to upcoming meetings.

Council is now in a Caretaker Period (pre-election period) until 6pm on Election Day (Saturday 24 October).

The Victorian Government has restrictions to help tackle the spread of COVID-19. Mitchell Shire is part of regional Victoria's restriction levels.

Growing Seymour as a core regional centre in northern Victoria has been further enhanced with Mitchell Shire Council supporting initiatives that will build investment confidence and enhance our shire as a great place to live, work and visit.