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Video reports on table as Mitchell Shire Council looks to innovate
By Colin MacGillivrayVIDEO and social media posts were among options discussed as innovative and potentially more engaging alternatives to traditional written councillor delegate reports...
Council reflects on year of challenge in annual report
MITCHELL Shire councillors believe the region’s future is bright despite a tumultuous 12 months outlined in council’s 2021-22 annual report, released last month.Mayor Bill...
City of Whittlesea council tackles ageism in the community
The City of Whittlesea has signed the EveryAGE Counts campaign to tackle ageism in the community.Chief executive officer Craig Lloyd and chair administrator Lydia...
City of Whittlesea’s new governance rules reflect diversity
City of Whittlesea endorsed a community-friendly update to the Governance Rules at this month’s council meeting to reflect diversity.Governance Rules control how decisions are...
Lancefield’s overlay obstacle
By Colin MacGillivrayA LANCEFIELD landowner believes the adoption of a development plan overlay, DPO, for land on the town’s fringe has been flawed from...
Council push for net zero developments in the City of Whittlesea
The City of Whittlesea has partnered with 23 other Victorian councils to work towards greater sustainability requirements for new developments.The council has lodged a...
Community hearing over fate of Boogie festival site at Tallarook
By Aleksandra BliszczykOur Friends Farm in Tallarook has applied to Mitchel Shire Council for amendments to its planning permit in a last-ditch effort to...
Residents’ question time to start at City of Whittlesea meetings
City of Whittlesea residents are now able to ask questions of administrators at council meetings after its governance rules were amended last week.The amended...
Gisborne growth and town character a concern for residents
The growth of the township and losing the character of the town were highlighted in a Gisborne Future project report presented to Macedon Ranges...
New era for Whittlesea Youth Advisory Committee
The City of Whittlesea’s Youth Advisory Committee will receive funding and a refreshed terms of reference to help the body become more youth-oriented.At last...