Council News

Purple-lidded bins are now dotting the streets of Merri-bek, as the local Council started collecting waste in its new four-stream waste service.Merri-bek is an early adopter of the service, which is mandated by the State Government for all Victorian councils by 2030.The Council says it can significantly reduce our impact on the environment and improve

Darebin Mayor Cr Julie Williams says the Council will be investing $30 million in capital projects in 2-023-24, including: • • $950,000 on land and land contamination• $5.4 million on building renewals• $1.9 million on plant, machinery and equipment renewals• $750,000 on library books• $18.5 million to renew and upgrade key infrastructure including roads, bridges,

Entries for the 2024 Nillumbik Prize for Contemporary Writing are now open for short stories and memoirs.Writers are encouraged to unleash their imagination and embark on a literary quest for this prestigious biennial national prize with a total prize pool of $17,500.The 2024 Prize introduces some exciting changes including the introduction of a theme, ‘Resistance’

Murrindindi Council Manager Governance Risk, Tara Carter, is leaving.Councillors heard last week: “It’s with a degree of sadness that Council farewells a long-serving team member this coming week.“Tara Carter is responsible for having guided Council’s transition from the Local Government Act 1989 to satisfying the requirements of the 2020 Act.“She was very well placed having

Mansfield Kindergarten Redevelopment and Mechanics Institute Restoration project is set to commence construction in the coming weeks.Mansfield Kindergarten is a community run, early childhood education provider and is now in its 70th year of operation.Increased enrolments in line with Mansfield’s growing population have placed them at or near 100 per cent capacity and triggered the

Jaclyn Symes, Minister for Emergency Services, made a tour of the recently established Recovery Hub in Seymour last Wednesday (June 28).The Hub is a central part of ongoing support measures designed to aid community members as they continue to recover from the October 2022 flood.Ms Symes’s visit was marked by in-depth discussions with various community

The City of Whittlesea has adopted a new master plan to guide decision-making around Whittlesea Park for the next decade.The Whittlesea Park Master Plan, consisting of 13 key recommendations, was unanimously approved at last Tuesday night’s Council meeting.The plan was developed by the City of Whittlesea in collaboration with the Whittlesea Showgrounds and Recreation Reserves

A number of leading executives at Murrindindi Council do not have any full or beneficial land ownership anywhere in the municipality, according to the Interest Returns Register filed this year.Chief Executive Officer Livia Bonazzi’s declaration claims that she has ‘nil’ land ownership anywhere, no involvements with any outside company, no personal debt, and that she

Two men who illegally dumped household waste in Coimadai have been fined $13,000 plus clean-up costs after Moorabool Council successfully had them prosecuted in the Ballarat Magistrates’ Court.The court fined one of the men $5000 and $5000 in legal fees and the other $8000 and $440 legal fees. Both were ordered to pay clean-up costs

Cr Tony Briffa, Mayor of Hobsons Bay Council, has welcomed a donation of books from the Maltese Consul General in Melbourne, Chirelle Ellul Sciberras.More than 60 Maltese books will be added to the existing collection of Maltese resources available in Hobsons Bay libraries, including Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl and Amazing Maltese