“The Open Space Strategy 2012” sets the direction for open space in the City of Melbourne for the next 15 years.
The Race for Melbourne – Candidate list 2012
Melbourne City Council 2012 Nominations Nominations to stand as a candidate for the Melbourne City Council 2012 by-election closed at 12 noon on Tuesday, 25 September 2012. The following Below is a complete list of candidates in ballot paper order. Leadership Team (1 team to be elected) FORWARD TOGETHER RANKIN, Keith Lord Mayor HAN, Grace Deputy Lord Mayor Contact details …
CoRBA Candidates Questionnaire
CORBA – Melbourne (Coalition of Resident & Business Associations) brings together many diverse community groups to allow constituents to discuss key issues of shared concern across the entire municipality. A primary focus of CoRBA – Melbourne is to bring about electoral reform and a return to equitable representation to the City of Melbourne. CoRBA members would like to understand the …
City of Melbourne Elections – Who can Vote?
Elections for the Melbourne City Council will be held by postal ballot in late October 2012. To be eligible to vote in the Melbourne City Council elections you must be on the voters’ roll by 4pm on Friday 31 August 2012. You will be automatically enrolled on the City of Melbourne voters’ roll if you are over 18 years of …
City of Melbourne Elections – Key Dates
Community and Candidate Information Session, hosted by City of Melbourne in partnership with the Victorian Local Governance Association 22 August, 2012 commencing 6pm Candidate Information Sessions conducted by the Victorian Electoral Commission 17 September, commencing 7pm Exhibition roll period Close of enrollment 19 September, commencing 12.30pm Opening of the Returning Officer’s Office located on Ground Floor, Town Hall Administration Building, …
Melbourne District By-election Candidates
Candidates are listed in the order in which they will appear on the Lower House ballot paper for Melbourne District. indicates registration of one or more how-to-vote cards. Registered how-to-vote cards can be inspected at the Victorian Electoral Commission at Level 11, 530 Collins Street, Melbourne. Fore full details of the Candidates, click here
Questions for Melbourne’s Candidates
from THE AGE by Gary Tippet Labor’s Jennifer Kanis, 42, lawyer and City of Melbourne councillor. Married with one child, has lived in Flemington and Kensington for 15 years. What is the biggest issue for the voters of Melbourne in this byelection? I’ve spent the last seven weeks talking to the people of Melbourne and the biggest issue that comes …
Enrolling to vote in City of Melbourne
Who can vote? How do I get on the voters’ roll? What happens if I have several entitlements? Your privacy – your details on the roll What if I don’t vote? Elections for the Melbourne City Council will be held by postal ballot in late October 2012. To be eligible to vote in the Melbourne City Council elections you must …
Voter Definition Slammed by Cr Jackie Watts
Melbourne councillor Jackie Watts is crying foul over a decision last month by Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell to formally grant municipal voting rights to new residents of one month or more. Cr Watts believes the practice further disadvantages residential voters against the dominant voice of business interests in City of Melbourne elections. Cr Watts said: “It is a disingenuous …
Voting Rights in the City of Melbourne
Victorian Parliament has passed legislation clarifying the eligibility of residents within the City of Melbourne to apply for enrolment in City of Melbourne elections. Under the City of Melbourne Act residents who are not entitled to be enrolled on the State roll, such as foreign nationals, are eligible to enroll to vote in City of Melbourne elections. The City of …
Melbourne Electoral Review 2012
The Electoral System Review sought to evaluate the appropriateness and feasibility of implementing a procedure to review the City of Melbourne‘s electoral system. Stakeholder Opinions The term City of Melbourne stakeholder is expansive and subjective, and consideration had to be given to parties’ accessibility in terms of conducting research Stakeholders include the views of competing parties that have the potential …
A New Melbourne Planning Strategy
Over the next two years the Victorian Government will be preparing a new metropolitan planning strategy to manage Melbourne’s growth and change. The strategy will contribute to the overall vision for the State including links with regional Victoria. The strategy will help guide Melbourne’s growth and change over the next 30-40 years. It will give communities, businesses and local government …
Serviced Apartments
PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDED REMEDIAL ACTION The unrestricted growth of Serviced Apartments is causing considerable problems in residential apartment buildings. Currently there are no controls or restrictions over the implementation of Serviced Apartments unless stated in the Owners Corporation [OC] ground rules for a new building, which isn’t often. Developers set the ground rules. In the many cases where there are …
Trilogy of Strategies
Urban Forest Strategy The City of Melbourne invites the whole community to have a say on the future of its Urban Forest Strategy. Tell us what you think of the draft strategy and how you would like to see the urban forest targets applied in your local area. The consultation is open from November 2011 until February 2012. Visit www.melbourneurbanforest.com.au …