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New mayor, committee chairs and councillor assignments for 2015-2016
At last night’s council meeting, council elected the mayor and committee chairs for 2015-16. We also appointed councillors to the large number of internal and external committees, alliances and other groups. Cr…
10 November, 2015‘Pop up’ council coming to North Balwyn
As you might have seen in today’s Progress Leader, Council is trialing a new idea that came out of our recent community innovation tournament. The idea is for council services to travel…
1 September, 2015Council passes 2015-16 budget for Boroondara
Yesterday Council unanimously passed the 2015-16 Boroondara Budget. While we prepare for the impending rate capping in the next financial year, Council has been able to include a rate rise reduction to…
23 June, 2015North East Community Hub consultation
Council has begun the second round of consultation with the community for the North East Community Hub in Greythorn. This time we are seeking feedback on the draft concept plan for the…
8 June, 20152015 Summer Music in Beckett Park
Yesterday I spoke at Beckett Park at the first concert in the Summer Music series of musical events hosted by the City of Boroondara. It was a great event and many hundreds…
8 February, 2015Halfway through
Last week marked the halfway point of my council term. Around this time two years ago, I was elected to represent Maranoa Ward in Boroondara. Since then, Council has had many significant…
7 November, 20142013-14 Boroondara annual report
Tonight Council adopted the 2013-14 annual report, which provides an excellent and detailed summary of the work that Council does over the year. Highlights include: Spending $42.9 million on replacing assets Continuing…
27 October, 2014August 2014 ward update now available online
The latest Maranoa Ward update is now available to read online: http://philipmallis.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Maranoa-Ward-update-August-2014.pdf Some story highlights include: [list type=arrow_list] North-east community hub New residential zones World Environment Day award [/list]
2 September, 2014Public transport changes are here
Today, PTV’s new timetable changes came into effect, with changes to bus, tram, train and regional services. For Boroondara, it’s a mixed bag. Some of you may have seen this article in…
27 July, 2014Latest ward update now available online
The latest Maranoa Ward update is now available to read online: http://philipmallis.com/resources/maranoa-ward-newsletters/ Some story highlights include: [list type=arrow_list] Boroondara Sports Complex update Rotary Club of North Balwyn Upgrade to Balwyn Evergreen Centre Amendment…
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