	{"id":102681,"date":"2025-07-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/?p=102681"},"modified":"2025-07-24T16:17:26","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T06:17:26","slug":"road-grading-calendar-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/goldenplains\/news\/road-grading-calendar-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Road grading calendar released"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GOLDEN Plains Shire Council has released its road grading calendar for this financial year.<\/p>\n<p>The annual program allows for the grading of the unsealed road network within the Shire and every unsealed road will be graded at least once.<\/p>\n<p>A Golden Plains Shire spokesperson said the goal of the calendar is to answer residents&#8217; queries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The aim of this is to answer the most common question we hear, &#8216;when will our road be graded?&#8217;,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The road grading information on the events calendar is easily accessible and provides customers with information about when their unsealed road is scheduled to be graded.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Golden Plains Shire grades 672 kilometres unsealed roads each year as well as the resheeting of 21 kilometres of gravel roads.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As part of this program, council has committed to grading 672 kilometres of our unsealed roads once per financial year in line with our unsealed roads charter,&#8221; the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Council has also reviewed the way we grade roads and continues to review practices to ensure improved outcomes.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>To view when each road will be graded, visit the events calendar on the Golden Plains Shire website.<\/p>\n<p>Enquries about the condition of a road, including requests for repairs can be made by contacting 5220 7111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GOLDEN Plains Shire Council has released its road grading calendar for this financial year. 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