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Inquiry into Local Government funding and services
Streets Alive Yarra made a submission to the Parliament of Victoria’s submission into Local Government funding and services: The inquiry has made submissions public – our submission is number 67. You can read our brief submission by downloading from their website or from our website: In our submission, we stated that inner-city councils are able…
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Draft Financial Sustainability Strategy
Council is asking for feedback on their draft Financial Sustainability Strategy: Strategic Levers The Draft Financial Sustainability Strategy offers seven Strategic Levers: Notably, the strategy describes the user pays principle: The user pay principle, in the context of local government, is a guiding concept that advocates for individuals or entities benefiting directly from specific services or…
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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 advice from the CEO that “difficult choices that will have to be made in respect of what services will be retained going forward and also…
