Council News
Victorian Civil and Adminstrative Tribunal Member Alison Glynn has set a Nillumbik Shire Council decision, and allowed a planning permit decision favourable to Research land owner Rowan Murphy. Mr Murphy sought to re-subdivide a three-lot property at 1622 and 1630 Main Rd, totalling 3.07 hectares, and one dwelling on two of the lots. Ms Glynn
Livia Bonazzi is paid at least $270,000 a year ($5192 weekly) to be Chief Executive Officer of Murrindindi Shire Council, and to ensure that paperwork is always of the highest possible standard. Ratepayers are entitled to view the Agenda for the coming Council meeting in a timely way, so they can prepare and research. The
MURRINDINDI: What is Council hiding? Many Councils across Victoria are releasing results of the community satisfaction survey results, but Murrindindi Shire Council has refused The Local Paper’s request to share its results with ratepayers. The Local Paper made a polite written request last Tuesday (July 18), requesting a copy of the Murrindindi Shire report for
A new recreation reserve at Botanic Ridge was officially opened by the City of Casey last Wednesday (July 19).Casey Council’s Chair of Administrators Noelene Duff and Chief Executive Officer Glenn Patterson were joined by Cranbourne MLA Pauline Richards to open Booring Recreation Reserve.Members of Devon Meadows Junior Football Club, Devon Meadows Football Netball Club and
Conservation Volunteers Australia will launch the Urban Shade Forest project, a landmark initiative aimed at greening urban spaces and reconnecting people in cities to nature.The project will commence with a community planting event on National Tree Day, on Sunday (July 30) at Spring Valley Park in Springvale South.The Urban Shade Forest project, a collaboration between
A kindergarten partnership between the State Government and Merri-bek City Council has be4en praised by Pascoe Vale MLA Anthony Cianflone.Construction works to expand Doris Blackburn Preschool in Pascoe Vale South have been completed, with a $1.35 million.Works include the installation of a new kindergarten building and outdoor play area at the preschool, creating more than
Upcoming roadworks will affect the Kinglake-Glenburn Rd and Bower St intersection at Kinglake. Murrindindi Council were slow to issue advice to the public, with a notice posted to the Shire website on Friday (July 14). The Council failed to send notification of the works to The Local Paper. Starting from Monday, July 17, the intersection
New cat regulations will come into effect in the City of Whittlesea from August 1. These new regulations will require all cats to be confined to their owner’s property or under effective control when outside. Additionally, newly registered cats will need to be desexed.Whittlesea Council Chair Administrator Lydia Wilson said that over the last year
Three-storeyresidences, rather than two-storey buildings, would be allowed in pockets of Clayton South, Parkdale and Edithvale, under planning rule recommenations still to be considered byKingston City Council.As the formal framework for local housing over the next 20 years, the recommendations suggest removing the proposed Private Open Space requirements including reducing balcony sizes to be consistent
Grants are open to applicants for projects that align to Mornington Peninsula Shire Council’s Wellbeing Plan’s three-key themes.Invited to apply are community groups, organisations, businesses and sole traders.Projects are also sought for history, arts and culture, performing arts development, community events, festivals, as well as local area community capital infrastructure projects that improve the natural,
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