Category: MAV and ALGA
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MAV Energy Efficiency and Generation Forum
Along with Cr. Jo-anne Taylor and members of Maroondah’s Sustainability Department, I attended a forum hosted by the MAV on energy efficiency to learn about initiatives being undertaken by other councils around Victoria. The forum explored projects being undertaken by councils and the community to improve the sustainability and efficiency of energy production and usage.…
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ETC delegation to Canberra – Federal leadership on urban sustainability
To further its campaign for public transport improvements in the eastern suburbs, the Eastern Transport Coalition funded a delegation to Canberra to lobby Federal Parliamentarians for involvement in urban public transport. I was part of this delegation which consisted of Knox Councillor and ETC Chair, Cr. Mick Van de Vreede, Manningham Councillor, Grace La Vella…
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MAV TIAG meeting – increasing collaboration across local government
This month the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group (TIAG) meeting focused on further developing its three core themes including infrastructure needs in growth areas, rail freight issues and federal funding for sustainable transport. While the State Government seems more than able to set ‘aspirational’ targets, the government has demonstrated very…
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Maroondah Citizen's Advice Bureau 40th Anniversary
The Maroondah Citizens Advice Bureau has celebrated its 40th anniversary with a luncheon held at the Ringwood RSL, in tribute to the many past and present volunteers that dedicated their time to the organisation. I was invited to the luncheon as both a committee member and as a Maroondah councillor. The history of the Maroondah…
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Peak Oil, Petrol Prices and Climate Change Conference
Peak Oil and the impacts of climate change have risen in prominence this week with both the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) and a coalition of community groups led by the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) organising conferences on these issues. I attended the Peak Oil, Petrol Prices and Climate Change conference which was organised…
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MAV Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group – May 2007 meeting
This month’s Transport and Infrastructure Group included presentations from the Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) who discussed the Federal Government’s AusLink program and Meredith Sussex, the Coordinator General of Infrastructure, who spoke about her role within the Department of Infrastructure. The Melbourne 2030 review process, which is expected to formally include community input in the…
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MAV Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group – March 2007
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is the peak body representing local councils within the state. The transport infrastructure advisory group is charged to provide advice to the MAV board on the transport infrastructure needs for Melbourne. Today’s meeting included a presentation on the East-West Needs Assessment, which is currently being undertaken by the State…
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MAV Meeting of Transport Coalitions
With a number of council initiated groups being formed to tackle Melbourne’s ongoing transport woes, the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) organised a joint meeting between these groups to ensure a coordinated approach to these issues. Presentations were made by the: Metropolitan Transport Forum (MTF); Western Transport Alliance; Eastern Transport Coalition; Coalition for People’s Transport,…
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MAV Transport and Infrastructure Group – first meeting for 2007
The MAV’s Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group is charged with providing recommendations to the MAV Board on matters relating to the infrastructure needs of Melbourne and Victoria. Over the course of this year the group will be focusing on federal funding for public transport, the infrastructure needs for Melbourne’s growth corridors and issues relating to…
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MAV Transport and Infrastructure Group (Federal Funding) – first meeting for 2007
The MAV’s Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group (TIAG) consists of councillors and council officers who are preparing a response to the infrastructure needs of Victoria within the context of this year’s Federal Election. To enable this process the group is focusing on three specific areas, of which federal funding for sustainable transport is one of…