Tag: government
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Maroondah Leader: Battle for survival in train revival
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the worsening overcrowding experienced on the Belgrave and Lilydale lines caused due to the State Government failing to improve service levels to cater to the large influx of patronage on Melbourne’s rail network. Mr Makin, who lobbied the State Government to scrap Zone 3, said the move had placed…
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Maroondah Climate Change Action Group
The Maroondah Climate Change Action Group was formed by concerned residents who are concerned about the future sustainability of Maroondah. This weekend the Maroondah Climate Change Action Group hosted a combined meeting with other environmental groups, including the Croydon Conservation Society and other Climate Change Action Groups, to outline a strategy to ensure action on…
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Maroondah Journal: Link for city's station
The Maroondah Journal has reported on the latest funding announcement for Ringwood Station, which includes $3.4 million for detailed design work for the Station and $2 million for amenity improvements. Cr. Alex Makin said the funding was a “progressive step in the right direction. It will transform what is an unsightly feature into an iconic…
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Maroondah Leader: Full steam ahead
The State Government has provided $5.4 million to further advance the detailed design options for Ringwood Station. While the allocation of further funding for Ringwood is definitely positive the State Government has still failed to allocate a long-term funding program for Ringwood. Cr Alex Makin said the State Government needed to deliver a long-term financial…
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2007 LGMA National Congress
I have just returned from the 2007 Local Government Manager’s National Congress in Hobart. This year’s conference was themed the Power to make a difference and the Passion to lead, reinforced through the focal points of People, Process and Place, to reflect the foundations of local government. Case studies identified a number of best practice…
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Maroondah Journal: Councils 'no' to nuclear
As a Councillor for Maroondah I joined Eastern Metropolitan MP Brian Tee and a number of councillors from Whitehorse, Manningham and Knox to demand that nuclear plants would not be built within the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. “While Australia must be encouraged to discuss our future energy needs, it is imperative that the Federal Government…
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The Age: Labor's train plan 'on the wrong track'
One of the key tenets of Meeting Our Transport Challenges (MOTC), the State Government’s plan for Melbourne’s public transport system, was the construction of a third track between Caulfield and Dandenong. This project alone is expected to cost up to one billion dollars and will take a decade to complete delaying many other public transport…
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MX: Kosky defends buyback
According the MX, the State Government has been forced to repurchase the old Hitachi trains due to dire shortage of train rollingstock. Buying back second-hand “sweatbox” carriages at more than seven times their sale price was good value for Victorian taxpayers, Transport Minister Lynne Kosky said today. Defending the State Government’s purchase of two Hitachi…
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Delegates' report: Water conservation and community advocacy
A pressing theme that has emerged over the events I attended in the previous month has been that of the environment and in particular the need for water conservation. On the 23rd of March I attended the SaveWater Awards, convened by the SaveWater alliance, a non-profit association which includes membership from our water authorities and…