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 …
Transparency and governance
Transparency is a core part of good governance. We offer the following feedback on several items on the agenda for the council meeting scheduled for Tuesday 14th February 2023, which …
Mobility and Access Zones
We all want to be able to move around, and get to where we need to go. Unfortunately, our streets create a barrier for many people, because they are really …
Feedback on draft Cremorne UDF
We support the vision, objectives and most actions of the draft Cremorne Urban Design Framework. Unfortunately, the content of Theme 3 ‘connected and accessible Cremorne’ doesn’t adequately deliver against the …
Priority for Budget 2023/24
The City of Yarra is asking residents and ratepayers to suggest what the priority should be for the Budget 2023/24, at Your Say Yarra. Budget importance Although the City of …
State government supports Yarra’s sports policy
Yarra’s sports (or physical activity) strategy was adopted in September 2021: Council followed up with a draft ‘Action Plan for 2022-2024’ in April 2022: A core part of the strategy …
Productivity Commission supports Yarra’s Housing Strategy
Yarra’s Housing Strategy was adopted in September 2018: The strategy supports housing growth and housing choice, and directs growth toward ‘appropriate locations’. The strategy seeks to direct new housing to …
Supported by the community as a whole
The City of Yarra has adopted a Road Safety Study Policy which refuses to consider modal filters as a possible treatment, based on the claim that they have “not been …