Tag: 2013
Council approves East-West Link submission
At last night’s meeting, Council unanimously approved the submission drafted by officers (with a small change to copy in local representatives) on the East-West Link road. The submission raises many potential issues for Boroondara, namely large increases in traffic on local and arterial roads, freeway noise and potential impacts of the widening of the Eastern…
New mayor, committee chairs and councillor assignments
At last night’s council meeting, the election of the new mayor and special committee chairs took place, as well as councillor assignments to the large number of internal and external committees, alliances and other groups. Cr Coral Ross was elected as mayor and Cr Phillip Healey returned for a second year as chair of the…
Boroondara Annual Report 2012-13 highlights
Last night, council adopted the 2012-13 annual report for Boroondara. The report is a summary of operational achievements and statutory information for the 2012-13 financial year and provides details on these achievements. A number of highlights from the report include: – Adoption of the Balwyn Access Plan and Parking Precinct Plan; – Completion of one…
2013 Maranoa Gardens Festival
This year’s Maranoa Gardens Festival will be held next Saturday 24th August. It is a fantastic opportunity to come along and see the nationally-recognised gardens on your own doorstep, featuring a unique collection of Australian plants. There will be a number of events and activities featuring in this year’s event, including talks and displays of…
Have your say – join the Boroondara Community Voice Panel
Want to have an impact on Council’s decision-making? Do you want to send your thoughts and comments to be considered? The Boroondara Community Voice Panel is an online group of people who live, work or play in Boroondara, give feedback to Council and get involved in the process of decision-making at Council. There are already…
Map of bus stops in Maranoa
Something that I have been working on intermittently for a few months is a map of all bus stops in Maranoa (i.e. parts of Balwyn, North Balwyn and Mont Albert North). Given that there isn’t any map that I could find with specific bus stops on it, I thought that this could be a worthwhile…
Urban Planning Special Committee meeting 22nd April 2013
A meeting of the Urban Planning Special Committee will be held on Monday 22nd April 2013 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 8 April 2013 Declaration of conflict of interest of any councillor or council officer…
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…