Author: Philip Mallis
Appointed to Doncaster Rail Local Government Working Group
At last night’s Services Special Committee meeting, I was one of three councillors appointed to represent the City of Boroondara on the Doncaster Rail Local Government Working Group. Councillors Hurd and Healey were the other two councillors appointed. These appointments will allow councillors to be more involved in the great work already done by the…
National Youth Week 2013
It’s National Youth Week 2013! This is a time to celebrate young people in Australia and the contributions that we make to society, whether it’s volunteering in the community or leading people towards doing great things. Around 30% of 18-25 year olds volunteer in some capacity, with the rate of volunteering in this age group…
Urban Planning Special Committee meeting 8th April 2013
A meeting of the Urban Planning Special Committee will be held on Monday 8th April 2013 at the Council Chamber in Camberwell. Order of business 1. Apologies 2. Adoption and confirmation of the minutes of the Urban Planning Special Committee meeting held on 18 March 2013 3. Declaration of conflict of interest of any councillor or council officer…
Ideas for Maranoa
An easy and simple way for people to submit ideas on improving Maranoa has now been created. Using Google Moderator software, this new method of getting ideas out there for discussion allows people to not only put forward their own ideas, but vote existing ideas up or down to form a consensus. There is no…
Urban Planning Special Committee meeting 18th March 2013
A meeting of the Urban Planning Special Committee will be held on Monday 14th March 2013 at the Council Chamber in Camberwell. Order of business 1. Apologies 2. Adoption and confirmation of the minutes of the Urban Planning Special Committee meeting held on 4 March 2013 3. Declaration of conflict of interest of any councillor or council officer…
Urban Planning Special Committee meeting 4th March 2013
A meeting of the Urban Planning Special Committee will be held on Monday 4th March 2013 at the Council Chamber in Camberwell. Order of business 1. Apologies 2. Adoption and confirmation of the minutes of the Urban Planning Special Committee meeting held on 18 February 2013 3. Declaration of conflict of interest of any councillor or council officer…
North Balwyn Multicultural Festival
Today marked the inaugural North Balwyn Multicultural Festival which was on from 9:00am this morning. The event, put on jointly by the North Balwyn Rotary Club and North Balwyn Village, was a great success with many people enjoying the great weather and activities on offer. Many local traders were also out in force, which is…
Council meeting 25th February 2013
There will be a meeting of Council at 6:30pm on Monday 25th February at the Council Chamber in Camberwell. Order of business 1. Apologies 2. Adoption and confirmation of the minutes of the Ordinary Council meeting held on 10 December 2012 3. Declaration of conflict of interest of any councillor or council officer 4. Deputations,…
Urban Planning Special Committee meeting 18th February 2013
There will be a meeting of the Urban Planning Special Committee at 6:30pm on Monday 16th February at the Council Chamber in Camberwell. Order of business Apologies Adoption and confirmation of the minutes of the Urban Planning Special Committee meeting held on 4 February 2013 Declaration of conflict of interest of any councillor or council…
Elected as Boroondara’s representative to the VLGA
At Monday’s Services Special Committee, I was delighted to be elected as Council’s representative to the Victorian Local Governance Association. The VLGA does a lot of fantastic work in the area of local government through its many training and support programs.