Viewed rather sadly by us that FMC meetings have descended to this and a councillor has to publicly defend her integrity.
How the MCC Lord Mayor uses the Council supplied Credit Card
Article published by The Sunday Herald Sun about Lord Mayor Robert Doyle’s $28k expenditure on council credit card attached. February 27, 2016 10:00pm Peter Mickelburough, Sunday Herald Sun
Oops – Developer “forgets” to build carparks as per the permit….
What would have been in Brady Group’s mind when they decided to omit 2 levels of car space on the 72 level “Vision” apartment building in Elizabeth Street? Certainly not “oops we forgot”! This is a deliberate attempt to alter the plan of subdivision submitted to council hoping no retrospective action will be taken. What will Council do? Let’s hope …
CoRBA meets with Melbourne City Council CEO Ben Rimmer
We had a CoRBA meeting with the City of Melbourne CEO Ben Rimmer on 12/08/2015. We decided that each group would send their particular issues to Ben in advance, or hand them to him at the meeting. Carlton Residents’ Association sent him a submission in advance which he touched on at the meeting, a submission that contains the voice of …
Local Government Democracy Reform
A gerrymander in the CoM delivers businesses two votes while residents have one. CoRBA has waged a decade long struggle to address this injustice. In 2014, the Baillieu/Napthine Government finally undertook a review of electoral processes for local government elections- including the CoM. This was a major and momentous victory for CoRBA. This document, the Georgiou Review, recommended many necessary …
Municipal Strategic Statement
The Municipal Strategic Statement (MSS) has been of ongoing concern. Residential zoning, 25,000s.m cut off point for ministerial referral, high VCAT fees, number of high towers and overshadowing. Population densification without regard to infrastructure is a continuing concern. Of particular concern, which links planning, good governance with electoral reform is the fact that a planning application may see several councillors …
CoRBA leads the charge to restore Democracy in the City of Melbourne
The Coalition of Residents & Business Associations (CoRBA-Melbourne) brings together Resident and Business associations across the City of Melbourne. We call on the Premier, John Brumby, and Local Member Bronwyn Pike and the Melbourne City Council to restore DEMOCRACY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE to the City. We believe that a full review of council elections is appropriate and justified in view …