Tag: councils
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Media Release: Youth in councils – a critical situation
MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Thursday, 30 August 2007 Youth in councils – a critical situation In an individual submission issued over councillor remuneration, Cr. Alex Makin has highlighted the lack of youth participation in local government and called for higher councillor allowances to ensure more representative local councils. “The call for higher councillor allowances…
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Delegates' Report: Improving our urban sustainability through the Eastern Transport Coalition
There were a number of significant events that occurred over the past month and I would like to use this opportunity to brief both council and the wider community: On the 20th of July the Eastern Transport Coalition, which consists of Melbourne’s seven eastern councils, organised a bus tour for Meredith Sussex the Coordinator-General of…
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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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Media Release: Survey finds Melbourne's east want federal funding for public transport
A survey of 1000 people commissioned by the Melbourne based Eastern Transport Coalition and conducted by the Australian Research Group has shown that a majority of voters in key eastern Melbourne Federal electorates want the Federal Government to consider funding public transport as well as roads. ETC Chairperson, Cr Mick Van de Vreede said that…
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Metropolitan Transport Forum: increasing council collaboration
This evening, along with Cr. Mick Van de Vreede the Chair of the Eastern Transport Coalition, I attended a meeting of the Metropolitan Transport Forum to discuss the ETC’s advocacy efforts for public transport improvements and to strengthen the communication between the two council groupings. The Metropolitan Transport Forum, consists of a number of inner…
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Media Release: Major transport survey finds high concern about congestion
The Eastern Transport Coalition has recently commissioned a survey by the Australian Research Group into the views of residents about the problems with transport in their area. Cr Mick Van de Vreede said that cars are overwhelmingly the most used form of transport in the outer east and residents have very poor knowledge of what…
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2007 Maroondah Staff Recognition Function
Maroondah’s Staff Recognition Function provides the opportunity to commend long-serving staff on achieving 10, 20 and 30 year milestones of dedication through working at the City of Maroondah or its former incarnations of the Ringwood or Croydon City Councils. Tonight’s function acknowledged a number of employees who have achieved these milestones through their tireless work…
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Media Release: East-West? the answer is rail
The Eastern Transport Coalition has made a submission to the East-West needs Review calling on the State Government to fix Melbourne’s capacity and congestion issues by expanding the public transport network.Councillor Alex Makin represents Maroondah City Council on the Eastern Transport Coalition and says the Coalition is calling on the State Government to fix Melbourne’s…
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The Third Future of Local Government Summit
Over the past two days I attended the third Future of Local Government Summit. This summit is designed to ensure best practice within local government in the areas of resource management, sustainability and governance. Last year’s summit identified eight key principles including: Our time has come: embrace reform Speak with one voice Re-think what we…
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Eastern Transport Coalition meeting schedule for 2007
The Eastern Transport Coalition consists of seven outer eastern metropolitan councils (Maroondah, Knox, Whitehorse, Yarra Ranges, Manningham, Monash and Greater Dandenong) and is a regional based advocacy body that lobbies for better public transport in Melbourne’s outer east. The Eastern Transport Coalition meets on a monthly basis to discuss the transport priorities of the region…