Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish questioned State Education Minister James Merlino about children returning to school in Term 4, when State Parliament sat on Friday (Sep. 18). “Parents want to their kids back at school for the first day of term 4, which experts say can be done with a COVID-safe plan,” Ms McLeish said.“Why is
Bayswater MLA Jackson Taylor says he has used the lockdown time productively, making 6000 phone calls to local residents. “In the last few weeks I have personally picked up and I have made about 6000 phone calls within my community, and yes, absolutely—there is frustration,” Mr Taylor told the Legislative Assembly on Friday (Sep. 18).
Yan Yean MLA Danielle Green has turned her focus from Nillumbik Council to Melbourne Water regarding soil dumping in Chapel Lane, Doreen. Ms Green said she wanted Lisa Neville, Minister for Water, to have Melbourne Water do everything in its power to cease waterway damage at Chapel Lane. “Over the past couple of months there
Eildon MLA Cindy McLeish says that rural areas of the Nillumbik and Yarra Ranges do not want to be classified as metropolitan communities. In State Parliament last Thursday (Sep. 17), Ms McLeish addressed a question to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews: “Parts of Yarra Ranges and Nillumbik councils are very much rural—people live on farms and
Nick Wakeling, MLA for Ferntree Gully (Lib.), told the Legislative Assembly last Thurs. (Sep. 17) that he is grieving because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “Can I just start with the 32-year-old constituent who rang me. She has got a two-year-old child. Her husband is at work. “Her mother cannot visit her because she is 12
Wednesday, September 16, 2020
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Sunday, September 13, 2020
Murrindindi Shire Council delivered a $1,923,994 deficit in the 2019-20 financial year instead of the budgeted $795,735 surplus. The operating deficit posted for the financial year of $761,994 was largely the result of increased revenue of $795,735 and increased expenses of $2.72 million.
Saturday, September 12, 2020
The publisher of this newspaper, Local Media Pty Ltd, this weekcelebrates the 51-year anniversary of its origins. The company’s Melbourne Observer was first published on September 14, 1969. Current day editor, Ash Long, started with the Observer as a newsboy in the third week of publication in 1969, later also creating The Local Paper group.
The Local Paper last week reported that Nillumbik Shire Deputy MayorCr Peter Clarke would not contest next month’s Council elections. With days, Cr Clarke’s name has appeared as a candidate in Cr Arron Wood’s campaign to become Lord Mayor of the City of Melbourne. “Peter Clarke, former Melbourne City Councillor and Chair of Planning, deepens
