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 …
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 …
Priorities for the 2023-24 Federal Budget
On 5 December 2022 the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services called for submissions from individuals, businesses and community groups on their views regarding priorities for the 2023‑24 Budget. Streets Alive Yarra has …
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 …
Eliminating the deficit
The council budget for 2022/2023 was adopted last week, with the officer report stating that council is facing a loss in excess of $50 million from COVID: The Municipal Monitor’s …
City of Melbourne bike lanes
Item 6.9 on the agenda for the 7th June 2022 meeting of the Future Melbourne Committee The City of Melbourne has a duty of care to manage its streets so …
Open Data at the City of Ipswich
Our last journal article looked at Open Data from the City of Yarra. In this article, we review Open Data from the City of Ipswich. Their first data went live …
Gear Change one year on
The UK Department for Transport have released a report describing the progress they’ve made since they issued the “Gear Change” policy one year ago. Strong support from the Prime Minister …
Yarra vs Moreland vs Christchurch
Yarra recently celebrated finding an extra $282k for bike lanes and $100k for pedestrian infrastructure in Cremorne. This is part of ~ $38m of capital works, which is 18% of …
Response to draft budget 2021/22
Council is asking for feedback on the draft budget for 2021/22. Feedback is due by this Friday 21st May, via Your Say Yarra. Streets Alive Yarra has prepared feedback, and …