Tag: participation
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Maroondah Journal: Mayoral flap – Peter Gurr voted in as leader at 'open' election
The Maroondah Journal has reported on the events surrounding Maroondah’s mayoral election, where for the first time in Maroondah’s history there was an open process for the position of mayor. A dispute about the openness and accountability of Maroondah Council spilled into the council chamber last week as two councillors battled for the mayoral position.…
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Campaigning for Fair Public Transport Fares
This morning, at Heatherdale Station, I conducted the Eastern Transport Coalition’s survey to ascertain the extent in which commuters drive to avoid paying the excessive cost of a zone three fare. The overwhelming support for the Eastern Transport Coalition’s campaign for the abolition of zone three was extremely encouraging with a significant majority of commuters…
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MAV Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group – Local Area Access Programs
The Municipal Association of Victoria’s (MAV) Transport and Infrastructure Advisory Group consists of councillors and representatives from Victoria’s councils to gain an insight into the transport and infrastructure needs across Melbourne and Victoria. Today’s meeting including a presentation from the Department of Infrastructure (DOI) on funding available for Local Area Access Programs and the latest…
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Maroondah Young Leaders Presentation Night
The Maroondah Young Leaders provides leadership and personal development training for approximately 30 Year 10 students with the aim of developing confidence, leadership, team building skills for the participants. Tonight I attended the Young Leaders Presentation Night, which includes speeches and short skits given by the course participants who spoke about the skills they learnt…
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MAV: Workshop on Community Engagement
The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) is the peak representative and lobbying body for Victoria’s 79 councils and is the official voice of local government within Victoria. The MAV has been particularly focused on community engagement and governance to ensure that the community is actively engaged in council decisions. To provide a glimpse of similar…
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VLGA Changes and Challenges Program
Over the last two days I attended the Victorian Local Governance Association’s (VLGA) Changes and Challenges Program. This program, which included lectures from many renowned experts, provided an overview of Melbourne 2030 as well as information on the planning process, including methods of community participation. The program provided invaluable information on how the planning system…
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Sunday Bus Service – A Victory For the Community
After much campaigning I am pleased to announce that Sunday bus services will be operating along Maroondah Highway. This is a victory for the community and will ensure that residents of Maroondah and the Yarra Ranges living near the major thoroughfare of Maroondah Highway will be able to use public transport on a Sunday. While…
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RTCCC – Moving Forward Into The Future
Tonight we held our monthly Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) meeting and discussion focused on preparing for our Clean Up Graffiti Day to be held on Saturday the 1st of October. The Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) was established on the 17th of January 2005 and as a founding member I am proud…
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RTCCC Combats Graffiti – The Scourge of Ringwood
The presence of graffiti can be detrimental to the revitalisation of any urban centre and as such the prompt removal of graffiti must take place within Ringwood and the entire Maroondah municipality. To combat the growing presence of graffiti the Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) is pleased to announce that it will be holding…
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Put The Community Back Into Ringwood
The Ringwood Transit City Community Coalition (RTCCC) held a public workshop entitled Planning and Participation to encourage wider community input and debate into the future of Ringwood. The workshop was well received by the community and clearly demonstrated the need for wider community input into the future of Ringwood. View media issued by the RTCCC.