Support for trees
Dear Councillors, City of Yarra, I refer to a petition tabled at the council meeting on 16th May 2023, objecting to council’s decision to plant trees in the road reserve …
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Welcome new champion – Charlotte George
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, cycling, public transport, trees, and place making. One way that we do this is to have locals stand …
Welcome new champion – Harrison Watt
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, cycling, public transport, trees, and place making. One way that we do this is to have locals stand …
Welcome new champion – Lauren Pearson
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, cycling, public transport, trees, and place making. One way that we do this is to have locals stand …
Welcome new champion – Alex Runne
Streets Alive Yarra is building an online record of broad community support for walking, cycling, public transport, trees, and place making. One way that we do this is to have locals stand …
Melbourne’s new Parking Plan
The City of Melbourne has adopted a draft Parking and Kerbside Management Plan, which is now out for community consultation: Most importantly, the draft recognises that on-street parking is subsidised: …
Darebin’s new Parking Permit Policy
Tonight, the City of Darebin will consider an updated Parking Permit Policy to go out to community consultation. Notably, the policy includes a new ‘User Pays’ Permit, which isn’t subsidised: …
Open letter – difficult choices
The following was emailed to all councillors on 15th March 2023. It’s now published as a open letter. Dear Councillors, I refer to a recent post from Councillor Landes, noting …
Help build 1 million homes
Dear M9 Mayors and CEOs, The federal government has asked the states and territories to overhaul their planning and zoning regulations to help build 1 million homes across the country: …
Publish the Workforce Plan
The Local Government Act requires each council to develop a Workforce Plan, as part of an Integrated Planning and Reporting Framework: What is a Workforce Plan? Workforce Planning is ‘the …