Sep-Oct 2016 Issue | Business View Oceania

225 Supporting Partners Vantage West vantagewest.com.au Oborne Concrete oborne.concrate.com Continually striving for improvement One of local government’s main areas of responsibility is the maintenance of its comprehensive local road network. Whilst State Government is tasked with the responsibility of the major ar- terial routes, it is the local roads, and feeder roads, that local government maintain and upgrade as required and needed. Annually, this is a large part of the works program and component of the Shire budget. The Shire of Williams prides itself on its road network and continuously strives to make improve- ments that will support the network. Asacommunity, the townsiteofWilliams is ideally situated, as it is located on the Albany Highway, a strategic link road that boasts around 4,000 vehiclemovements per day on a ‘normal’ day, and seasonal- ly up to 10,000 during peak tourist times (school holidays, long weekends). Known as the ‘Gateway to the Great Southern’, Williams, supports the tourist economy with a number of local businesses provid- ing services to the travelling public. The Shire strives to ensure that the townsite is aesthetically pleasing and attractive, making it a great place to stop, relax and revive on your journey. Overall, it is commendable indeed, that the Shire of Williams has been able to not only cater for and provide for the needs of its own communi- ty, but has also played such a pivot- al role in supporting the development the wider region through a range of di- verse projects both large and small.