Tag: maroondah leader
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Maroondah Leader: Our jaw dropping wait list
Eastern Access Community Health (EACH) is a community based health provider, that delivers a range of wellbeing and health services for the community, including assistance for problem gamblers, counselling, support for people with disabilities and dental services. EACH currently provides three dental chairs and the organisation has repeatedly stated the case for additional chairs to…
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Maroondah Leader: Council burden may increase
The Essential Services Commission is currently considering a range of indicators for the local government sector. While accountability should be encouraged, the Commission has proposed an additional 65 indicators on top of the 100 already reported by local government. The Maroondah Leader has reported on the additional $40,000 cost burden this would create for the…
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Maroondah Leader: Council push on demands
The Australian Local Government Association (ALGA) is the peak body representing each local council across Australia. Each year ALGA holds a national assembly, whereby Councils can submit and debate motions to help shape the priorities and advocacy undertaken by the organisation. The City of Maroondah has proposed several motions consistent with the themes of population,…
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Maroondah Leader: bus routes upgrade on agenda
The State Government has finally released the Knox/Maroondah and Yarra Ranges bus review, which covered a total of 57 bus routes, serving a population of almost half a million people. The review includes a number of short-term initiatives, including more frequent services for route 670, which will also be extended to Swinburne University in Lilydale. …
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Maroondah Leader: Stink over bid to raise landfill levy
The State Government charges a landfill levy, which applies to municipal, commercial and industrial and prescribed industrial wastes that are deposited onto licensed facilities in Victoria. The State Government recently announced an increase in the levy from $9 to $30 per tonne, which will have an adverse financial effect on local government, since councils provide…
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Maroondah Leader: Demand for details
The State Government’s review into bus services within Knox, Maroondah and the Yarra Ranges commenced in October 2008, including two workshops that were held in February and June last year. The second workshop presented draft recommendations with the facilitator stating that a final report would identify improvements to the bus network. Despite the workshops being…