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- 0Corba's submission regarding Review of the World Heritage Strategy Plan for the World Heritage Environs Area of the Royal...
- 0Attached is the CoRBA submission regarding the Local Government Act Review. Basically, it’s a ‘refreshed’ version of our last two...
- 0In 2013, CoRBA together with Friends of The Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens (FREBCG) lobbied the then Planning...
- 0Representatives of Corba are meeting with the adviser to the Special Minister for State (Gavin Jennings) and we recently...
- 0The Astronomical Society of Victoria’s disquiet with the current Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria's management of the Observatory site ASV’s concerns Observatory the...
- 0FMC meeting on 19/03/2019 Agenda Item7 was a “Call to Parties”. Council adopted our Call To Parties on Tuesday...
- 0Councillor Jackie Watts Corba congratulates Councillor Jackie Watts on being awarded an OAM for service to the community....
- 0The "Friends of the Royal Exhibition Building & Carlton Gardens" ( FREBCG), together with Fitzroy Residents’ Association...
- 0Congratulations to Ellen Sandell, our member for Melbourne in the Victorian Parliament who has been re-elected in the 2018...
- 0The salvation army are looking for volunteers to help package goods for Christmas. Nominate yourself as a Santa Elf by...
- 0The Victorian Government has taken a step towards Democracy by making changes to the political donations regime. This does not...
- 0Let’s Change our Habits and clean up the Environment NOW! Say NO to single use plastic bags and support QVM's...
- 0Corba has made a submission in support of the Air Services Amendment Bill 2018 which addresses issues of noise,...
- 0Councillor Jackie Watts’ personal statement from the Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) meeting of 6th February 2018. JW Statment
- 0FEDERATION SQUARE - the People’s civic and cultural space to be re-assigned by corporate giant APPLE. Do Melburnians deserve to...
- 0CoRBA has taken up Residents’ concerns regarding low flying aircraft over the City. Helicopter joy flights, media relaying Events...
- 0“Local Government …we join Minister Hutchins in congratulating the residents of Geelong…. perhaps residents of Melbourne too, can have...
- 0Museums Victoria will run Federation-themed tours of the now UNESCO World Heritage Royal Exhibition Building building on Tuesday 9...
- 0The twists and turns of the saga of the missing 11th MCC Councillor continues to unfold with suggestions of...
- 0Temporary Market Pavilion for QVM Don’t miss Community’s chance to meet with the Architects, QVM Precinct Renewal Team, and Market...
- 0Heritage Elms to be phased out of University Square & not replaced? Is it just about what will grow better,...
- 0The Victorian Ombudsman has released its review of the Transparency of Local Government Decision making. This coincides with MCC’s...
- 0Melbourne Royalty will be on show in early April 2017 when the Royal Exhibition Building hosts the prestigious international...
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- 0Richard Foster is the only MCC candidate who has a comprehensive plan to deal with homelessness. Not more talk...
- 0City of Melbourne: Council Election 2016 Candidates Forum, Carlton Church of All Nations, 180 Palmerston St., Carlton Monday 3 October,...
- 0Although CoRBA has not taken a collective viewpoint on the re-development of QVM , some precinct partners have made...
- 0Are you new to the City of Melbourne, have turned 18, or have not thought of enrolling in the...
- 0The Last Kilometre Freight Plan identifies actions to ensure last kilometre freight is considered as our city grows and...
- 0“The Open Space Strategy 2012” sets the direction for open space in the City of Melbourne for the next...
- 0CoRBA thinks this is an extremely disappointing response of the Andrews’ Government to the problems in the City of...
- 0Issues with short stay apartments in Docklands precinct reviewed. DCA President Roger Gardner was selected on the panel to represent...
- 0Viewed rather sadly by us that FMC meetings have descended to this and a councillor has to publicly defend...
- 0In 2012 Museum Victoria (MV) received a Federal Government grant of $20 million to be used for the Royal...
- 0The North and West Melbourne Association's submission regarading local government electoral regulations, May 2016. LGregssubmission6may16
- 0A submission by the Melbourne South Yarra Residents’ Group on the Local Govt. Act Review. The MSYRG believes that there...
- 0CoRBA’s position as stated in its submission to the Local Government Act review 2015, page 14 is: "CoRBA recommends that...
- 0Article published by The Sunday Herald Sun about Lord Mayor Robert Doyle’s $28k expenditure on council credit card attached. February...
- 0CORBA-submission-FMC-Feb-2016 feb16-fmc2-agenda-item-6-9 council-committee-meetings-factsheet
- 0Corba's submission in 2015 is a further refinement of previous submissions about local government reform. Local-Govt-Review-2015-v.1
- 0CoRBA’s official position on a ban on developer donations to political parties, as reflected in our submission to the...
- 0What would have been in Brady Group’s mind when they decided to omit 2 levels of car space on...
- 0The Victorian State Government's “Have Your Say" is open for submissions to the Review of the Local Government Act....
- 0The recently published ERRN LG Research Group, Melbourne Democracy Report discusses many issues relevant to CoRBA members. Read the report...
- 0We had a CoRBA meeting with the City of Melbourne CEO Ben Rimmer on 12/08/2015. We decided that each...
- 0Daniel Andrews Media Release 2015 about the Review of the Local Government Act. The LGA review incorporates a review...
- 0World Heritage Community Day and Young People’s Democracy Celebrations, 3rd May 2015. 10 am Opening Ceremony and tree planting Hochgurtel Fountain,...
- 0A gerrymander in the CoM delivers businesses two votes while residents have one. CoRBA has waged a decade long...
- 0The Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) has been of ongoing concern. Residential zoning, 25,000s.m cut off point for ministerial referral,...
- 0LOCAL GOVERNMENT DEMOCRACY – electoral reform in the COM A gerrymander in the CoM delivers businesses with two votes and...
- 0Free event Presented by the Coalition of Residents’ Associations in the City of Melbourne and Fitzroy in collaboration with Museum...
- 0A trench several hundred metres long is likely to be dug through Royal Park, creating up to 12 months...
- 0CoRBA’s submission deals primarily with matters concerning the municipality of the City of Melbourne, although some matters could be...
- 0Powerful private interests are shaping city development, to the detriment of Melbourne residents. The Victorian government has radically deregulated its...
- 0SUBURBAN streets will be protected from high density development and a permanent growth boundary will be created around Melbourne...
- 0CoRBA's submission to the Review of Local Council Electoral System in 2013. CoRBAs-submission-to-Local-Govt-Review-2013-v.3.0
- 0The first ever comprehensive review of Victoria’s local government electoral system was today announced by Minister for Local Government...
- 0The cost of the east-west road tunnel is huge, greater than any previous Victorian project by far and even...
- 0Melbourne City Council 2012 Nominations Nominations to stand as a candidate for the Melbourne City Council 2012 by-election closed at...
- 0CORBA - Melbourne (Coalition of Resident & Business Associations) brings together many diverse community groups to allow constituents to...
- 0Elections for the Melbourne City Council will be held by postal ballot in late October 2012. To be eligible...
- 0Community and Candidate Information Session, hosted by City of Melbourne in partnership with the Victorian Local Governance Association 22...
- 0Candidates are listed in the order in which they will appear on the Lower House ballot paper for Melbourne...
- 0from THE AGE by Gary Tippet Labor's Jennifer Kanis, 42, lawyer and City of Melbourne councillor. Married with one child,...
- 0Who can vote? How do I get on the voters’ roll? What happens if I have several entitlements? Your privacy –...
- 0Melbourne councillor Jackie Watts is crying foul over a decision last month by Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell to...
- 0Victorian Parliament has passed legislation clarifying the eligibility of residents within the City of Melbourne to apply for enrolment...
- 0The Electoral System Review sought to evaluate the appropriateness and feasibility of implementing a procedure to review the City...
- 0Over the next two years the Victorian Government will be preparing a new metropolitan planning strategy to manage Melbourne’s...
- 0PROBLEMS AND RECOMMENDED REMEDIAL ACTION The unrestricted growth of Serviced Apartments is causing considerable problems in residential apartment buildings. Currently...
- 0Urban Forest Strategy The City of Melbourne invites the whole community to have a say on the future of its...
- 0ROYAL PARK PROTECTION GROUP INC Royal Park Protection Group (RPPG) members and supporters, together with representatives from 7 other inner...
- 0City of Melbourne Electoral Representational Review - Backgrounder After a long CoRBA campaign to achieve electoral reform in the City...
- 0CHRIS HINGSTON Fairfax Media MELBOURNE City councillor Ken Ong has questioned the motivation behind a push to broaden electoral reform...
- 0Ken Ong claims voter review bans migrants MELBOURNE City councillor Ken Ong has questioned the motivation behind a push to...
- 0CoRBA's submission on the Melbourne International Flower and Gardens Show CRACoRBAMIFGUSsubmissio6April2011.doc-Inc-4 MIFGS-licence Below are the minutes from the April 2011 FMC Meeting...
- 0The Coalition of Residents & Business Associations (CoRBA-Melbourne) brings together Resident and Business associations across the City of Melbourne....
- 0CoRBA Submission to Council (Click here to view the Submission) – •The Motion passed February 22, 2011: •Then the amended much...
- 0CoRBA, representing 19 community and business groups identified key issues of concern to the 90,000 residents, ratepayers and business...
- 0More than 90,000 residents and business owners in the City of Melbourne are questioning the values and policies of...
- 0CoRBA Federal Election Candidates Survey All candidates in the Federal electorates of Melbourne and Melbourne Ports were, via an online...
CoRBA represents community and business groups in the City of Melbourne.
Our Mission
The primary goal of CoRBA Melbourne is to bring democracy, equitable representation and good governance to the City of Melbourne.
Why?
The residents and ratepayers in Melbourne are unique in the State in being without fair and equitable local Government representation. Unlike all other Victorian municipalities, the City of Melbourne Act means there is no provision for a periodic review of the electoral system. Our governance is flawed and vulnerable to fraud and has been so over successive elections.
The State Government remains intransigent on the over-due reform of the governance of our Council, and has repeatedly ignored the wishes of Council and the community to review our democratic rights .
Our Issues
Issues common to all member organisations are
CONSULTATION
DEMOCRACY
HERITAGE
OPEN SPACE
PLANNING
SAFETY
TRANSPORT
CoRBA Melbourne calls for:
‣Review of the Council electoral system
‣Genuine community consultation with our Council
‣Forums at which the community can raise, discuss and speak on issues of shared concern.
‣The Council to effectively and inclusively disseminate information about decision making and processes