Tag: advocacy
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Maroondah Leader: Point of no slick churn
The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is a community based organisation that promotes improvements to public transport. I served as the founder and Convenor of the Outer East Branch until 2008, forming the branch to provide local advocacy on public transport issues affecting Melbourne’s eastern suburbs. Since 2008 Jeremy Lunn has served as the branch…
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Eastern Transport Coalition – September 2010 meeting
The Eastern Transport Coalition is a regional based council advocacy group, which includes Melbourne’s seven outer eastern Councils. I attended tonight’s meeting to provide members with an update on Council’s campaign to secure the redevelopment of Ringwood Station into an accessible, safe and integrated interchange. The Eastern Transport Coalition is planning a series of candidate…
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Media Release: Video highlights Ringwood Station inadequacies
Maroondah City Council has stepped up the Ringwood Station advocacy campaign launching an online video highlighting major accessibility issues at the station. Maroondah Mayor Alex Makin said the video highlighted the shocking state of the station. “The video really shows how bad the station is and how inaccessible it is for those who rely on…
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Eastern FM – discussing Council’s advocacy role
Radio Eastern FM is a community radio station that broadcasts on 98.1 FM from studios at Wyreena Community Arts Centre. The radio station has a variety of programs, including interviews with Councillors on the first Friday of each month. This month I was interviewed on Radio Eastern FM to discuss Council’s role in advocating on…
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Signing the Ringwood Station Petition
The ongoing need for the redevelopment of Ringwood Station is a major priority for the Maroondah community and Council will be advocating very strongly to secure funding through the State Election in November. The steep ramps at Ringwood Station do not meet disability compliance standards and the station itself does not provide the amenities required…
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Combined Meeting for Central Activities Districts
The State Government’s Planning at 5 Million Policy envisaged a network of Central Activities Districts throughout Metropolitan Melbourne, with these centres offering a range of employment, housing and community facilities. These Central Activities Districts include: Box Hill, Broadmeadows, Dandenong, Footscray, Frankston and Ringwood. While Local Government has largely supported this direction through developing masterplans to…
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Maroondah Disability Action Group – Meeting with the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector
The Maroondah Disability Action Group was formed to provide a community based advocacy group for people with disabilities. This morning the group was addressed by Senator Mitch Fifield, the Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities, Carers and the Voluntary Sector. The Senator discussed the Coalition’s policies for people with disabilities and carers, including the need for…
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Public meeting with Common Equity Housing Limited
Common Equity Housing Limited (CEHL) are the managers of the affordable housing development at 4-10 Larissa Avenue in Ringwood. The organisation has held a series of public meetings with prospective members of the 80 unit development and tonight’s session discussed the vision for Ringwood as a Central Activities District. The presentation covered the plans for…
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Maroondah Leader: Most like Council
Each year the State Government undertakes a survey measuring community satisfaction levels across each local government within Victoria. The survey, which was distributed through the State Government in February and March, asks 350 residents their thoughts on their relevant council. The surveys measure community satisfaction across a number of different Council areas and were tabled…
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Give Our Streets the Green Light
Maroondah residents are being asked to sign an online petition, Give Our Streets the Green Light, to lobby the government to fund a changeover to energy-efficient street lighting. In Maroondah the upfront costs of replacing more than 5500 mercury vapour globes currently lighting Maroondah’s streets is about $2million. The goal is to reduce Council’s greenhouse…