Tag: maroondah council
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Maroondah Journal: Council 'fails' on climate
Maroondah Council recently passed its Budget for the 2008 and 2009 financial year with a total of $860,000 allocated to reducing greenhouse emissions. While this provides a foundation for further action in regard to greenhouse emissions council must not rest on its laurels. The Maroondah Journal has reported on Maroondah Council’s ongoing reluctance to meet…
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Maroondah Journal: City cool on climate change
Maroondah Council is currently considering its budget for the 2008 to 2009 financial year with expectations that the council will commit to reducing greenhouse emissions. Unfortunately much to the dissatisfaction of the community, council’s draft budget fails to provide funding to reduce greenhouse emissions. The Maroondah Journal has reported on my attempts to further refine…
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Delegates' Report: Recognising our natural environment, volunteers, accessibility and the strength of partnerships
On the 27th of April I attended the launch of the Mullum Mullum festival, which is now entering its tenth year. The Mullum Mullum Festival is a community led project, which is supported by Whitehorse, Manningham and Maroondah Councils and encourages conservation and appreciation of our natural environment. The significance of the Mullum Valley has…
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Media Release: Campaign for Ringwood Station must be revived
MEDIA RELEASE: FOR IMMEDIATE DISTRIBUTION Wednesday, 7 May 2008 MEDIA RELEASE: Government Leaves Ringwood to Rot Cr. Alex Makin, the ward councillor for much of the Ringwood Transit City area, has slammed council’s ‘softly softly’ approach after the State Government failed to provide any funding for the Ringwood Transit City in the state Budget. “The…
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Media Release: Council view on ward boundaries must be transparent
Cr. Alex Makin has condemned Maroondah City Council for its failure to adequately represent the community over proposed ward boundary changes. “Community consultation held in November last year made it clear that the community supported the introduction of a new ward structure including multi-member wards,” Cr. Makin said. The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is required…
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Maroondah's reponse to the VEC must not be made behind closed doors
Maroondah Council is currently proposing not to formally endorse its response submission to the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) at Monday night’s council meeting. The decision not to formally adopt council’s position is at odds with other municipalities which required both the preliminary submission and final response to be adopted by resolution at a formal council…
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Maroondah Leader: Transport plan cops criticism
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the release of the Eddington Inquiry and its ramifications on the eastern suburbs of Melbourne. Maroondah councillor and ETC representative Alex Makin said the Government needed to build on solutions to include better public transport for suburbs in the east. It is encouraging that Rod Eddington has acknowledged the…
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Further discussions with the Maroondah Climate Change Action Group
This morning I had a second meeting with the Maroondah Climate Change Action Group to view a presentation prepared by the association which reinforced the need for urgent action in reducing greenhouse emissions. The presentation explored the consequences of rising global temperatures through a degradation of biodiversity and an increase in unpredictable and extreme weather…
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Maroondah Leader: Railing for change
The Maroondah Leader has reported on the Eastern Transport Coalition’s request for Federal and State cooperation in funding urban public transport infrastructure so as to mitigate worsening traffic congestion and greenhouse emissions. The Eastern Transport Coalition (ETC) has called for changes to funding rules under the national Auslink program to allow spending on urban public…
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Parent Support Network: Launch of Coloured Emotions
The Parent Support Network Eastern Region, provides support for carers, parents and families that have children with a disability. The group provides this support through providing access to support groups, advocacy support, art therapy groups, activities and a quarterly newsletter. This evening I attended the launch of Coloured Emotions an art exhibition which was the…