BULOKE Shire Council will move to directly managing its library services from July.
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Four councillors out of seven voted in favour of the new management system at Buloke Shire’s May council meeting.
Buloke Shire will also withdrawal from the Wimmera Regional Library Corporation.
The change was aimed at providing a more comprehensive and fulfilling library service and followed a review into Buloke’s library services and extensive community consultation.
“With mobile services being largely phased out across the state, Council has seized the opportunity to provide not only a better library service but to take control of providing other programs, such as literacy programs for early years,” Mayor David Pollard said.
Buloke library services had been provided by three separate organisations since amalgamation in 1995.
The new library service model will see the equivalent of one day per week in the five townships of Sea Lake, Wycheproof, Charlton, Donald and Birchip and one hour per fortnight in Nullawil, Culgoa, Berriwillock and Watchem.
