Early 2017 Council approved the introduction of live streaming for Council meetings. The system worked reasonably well and was also extremely cheap to install.
Victorian Certificate of Education examinations will start in early November and results will be available by the end of the year, giving certainty to thousands of students whose studies have been interrupted by coronavirus.
I am a welfare Officer here at the Fish Creek RSL . We are delivering food to people in need , Fish Creek School, and Meeniyan School , for people doing it tough , we supply food clothing and furniture also have helped several families that have lost everything in the fires , and still have received no financial help from all the moneys donated.
What a big week it has been following the Premier’s announcement to gradually relax the Stay at Home
provisions for COVID-19. This will no doubt come as a great relief to many in our community who have
been missing social connection and will help to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation for many of
us.
An article in this week’s Sentinel Times (page 7) called “Rate relief Plan Misses the Mark” discusses the two circulating petitions from Matt Sherry calling for a zero rate rise in this year’s budget and a second unrelated petition from Don Hill calling for an $800 refund to all ratepayers for this year.
Do you know of the winki pop president?”
“Yes, I do yeah, I wasn’t working at that council at that time, but I’ve been briefed on it in some detail over the years-but yes I am aware of it”.
Local councils made up of publicly elected members used to hold extensive powers over property development approvals.
But in recent years, the two major parties’ state governments have stripped much of this power from them and concentrated it in the hands of (unelected) ‘planning panels’.
The latest example comes from the amalgamated Central Coast Council in NSW.
What a big week it has been following the Premier’s announcement to gradually relax the Stay at Home
provisions for COVID-19. This will no doubt come as a great relief to many in our community who have
been missing social connection and will help to reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation for many of
us.
South Gippsland Shire Council has been successful in securing a $500,000 grant to extend the Great Southern Rail Trail between Korumburra and Leongatha.
On June 26th, 2019, a Council report in the Agenda papers for the Budget meeting as a result of the s223 process was presented by the officers. The Councillors had been dismissed the previous week and the administrators were in charge.
The report noted the following advice from the officers.
When is the report on the future of our Recreation Reserves coming to Council, and have we already allocated funding in the proposed budget for reserves ahead of the report being considered?
Supporting Casual Workers During Coronavirus-6th May 2020
The Victorian Government will support thousands more Victorians who have lost work due to coronavirus and ensure they are redeployed doing jobs our community needs to stay safe and rebuild from the pandemic.
The Victorian Government is providing more support for Victorian businesses affected by the coronavirus pandemic to get to the other side of the crisis.
Council is putting through a four-year plan 2020 to 2024 in last week’s budget. Now normally they are started the year after a council election. Can you comment on why this is occurred now and not after the next council election
I asked Kerryn about transparency and the 15-year Capital Works program in the proposed budget
“Are you aware of how the 15 Year Capital Works program is being portrayed in the budget document for the budget this year and the changes from previous ways that it was being produced?”
In the second half of last year the officers briefed the administrators on the Leongatha Community Hub and the Council Offices-site options and costs analysis. The budget approved in July 2019 confirmed the allocated spending for the library at $105,062 for 2019-2020, $1373,036 in 2020-2021, and $1407,362 in 2021-2022.
I asked Kerryn her thoughts on transparency within the organisation.
“How would you describe the changes made by the administrators in the last 12 months changes to Question Time and how do you justify those changes when placed in comparison to Casey council’s administrator’s comments?”
On April 28th I had the pleasure of chatting with the new CEO of South Gippsland Shire Council. It took us both a couple of minutes to grapple with the new zoom technologies but finally we managed to get connected. The interview was quite long so it will be broken up into around 20 parts put up over the next couple of weeks.
The Victorian Government is extending the $20,000 First Home Owner Grant for people buying or building a new home in regional Victoria for an extra 12 months, in another measure to support Victorians through the coronavirus pandemic.
Administrator Zahra started by stating the main Strategies of the previous Councillor group. Then he went on to claim that the proposed plan was not just words. That it was a cleaner, clearer policy document and that it would provide greater direction to staff, the team, and the people.
Council has produced 4 “Strategies” to follow over the next 4 years.
Details on Council’s Proposed 4 Year Plan
Council has produced 4 “Strategies” to follow over the next 4 years.
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