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Local Government Reform

CoRBA’s submission deals primarily with matters concerning the municipality of the City of Melbourne, although some matters could be extrapolated to other councils. The CoM is the only Victorian municipality governed by its own Act, City of Melbourne Act 2001, as well as the Local Government Act 1989. It is our objective to identify problems in CoM electoral practises, and …

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PlanMelbourne a Hoax – Buxton

Powerful private interests are shaping city development, to the detriment of Melbourne residents. The Victorian government has radically deregulated its land use planning system, giving unprecedented power to developers to determine the shape and function of our city. There has been, on average, one new Melbourne strategy every five years for the past 40 years, but never one like this. …

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PlanMelbourne Launches

SUBURBAN streets will be protected from high density development and a permanent growth boundary will be created around Melbourne to stop sprawl under a new planning blueprint for Victoria. With Victoria’s population tipped to hit 8.4 million by 2050, regional towns will become population and employment hubs, while urban renewal projects will drive jobs in Melbourne, the blueprint says. At …

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Vic Government promises electoral reform

The first ever comprehensive review of Victoria’s local government electoral system was today announced by Minister for Local Government Jeanette Powell. Mrs Powell said the aim of the review is to deliver strong and effective local democracy and ensure councils continue to be responsible and accountable to their local communities across Victoria. “All Victorians should have faith in the system …

EastWest Tunnel protest

East-West Tunnel a costly mistake

The cost of the east-west road tunnel is huge, greater than any previous Victorian project by far and even many national projects. It will cripple the state’s fiscal position for many years through massive payments to the public-private partnership consortium that will finance it. The financial burden on the Victorian taxpayer will be so big that it will ”crowd out” …