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Locality: Thornbury, Victoria

Phone: +61 3 9416 9900

Address: 785 High Street 3071 Thornbury, VIC, Australia

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24.01.2022 LG Focus July looks at cyber security with the announcement that three new Cyber Security Innovation Nodes will be established at the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Townsville, in a partnership between the Federal Government backed AustCyber, the Queensland Government and each of the local government authorities.

23.01.2022 LG Focus profiled councilor, Mayor Danny Goss, @bawbawshirecouncil said, "I was elected four years ago. It was quite a shock when the results came out. I didn’t think I would be elected but I certainly didn’t want to come last!" Since then he has achieved much. Council now has a long term infrastructure plan in place and 'the right projects have been selected on merit through rigorous data testing'.

21.01.2022 LG Focus Councillor Profile features Maitland City Council Mayor Loretta Baker, who believes 'local government is uniquely positioned to plan and develop our cities in a way that supports community connectedness and enhances our social and emotional wellbeing'.

21.01.2022 WALGA President, Mayor Tracey Roberts said not enough consideration had been given to the potential impact on residents and communities of the wide ranging planning reforms currently before the WA Government.

20.01.2022 The August edition of LG Focus looks at research showing the pressure on men to follow outdated stereotypes of masculinity is contributing to their anxiety, depression, risky drinking and violence against women. Mornington Peninsula Shire aims to advance gender equality and improve the health and wellbeing of men, boys and the broader community by addressing outdated masculine stereotypes.

19.01.2022 LG Focus profiled Mayor, Peter Flannery, Moreton Bay Regional Council, said the Redcliffe Peninsula train line and opening the first greenfield university campus in Australia in two decades were achievements made possible thanks to Council's disciplined fiscal management and engagement with higher levels of government.

18.01.2022 Municipal Association of Victoria @municipalvic is disappointed by the announcement of the Victorian Government’s decision not to defer the state’s council elections. MAV believes the October elections have been seriously compromised by COVID-19.

16.01.2022 WALGA President, Mayor Tracey Roberts said the Regional Road Safety Improvement Program funding partnership between WA and Federal Governments would ensure safer roads and provide a significant boost to regional jobs.

14.01.2022 Local Government elections in NSW have been postponed for 12 months. LGNSW President, Linda Scott, said this would provide an opportunity to work with the Government on the key issue of election costs, which have increased by as much as 100 percent in the last three years.

12.01.2022 LG Professionals Australia will receive a fourth share of $1.8m this financial year (2019-20), under the Women’s Leadership and Development Program, targeted towards achieving women’s economic security, which will be used for the support of women working in local government.

09.01.2022 Local Government associations across the country have welcomed the Federal Government's $1.8 billion to boost road and community projects. WALGA President and @ALGA Vice President, Mayor Tracey Roberts, said the injection of $73m into projects in WA along with the early release of 50% of FAGs would benefit all local communities.

09.01.2022 In her opening address at the Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) 124th Annual Conference today, Queensland Premier, Annastacia Palaszczuk has committed to job-creation programs spanning the state, as well as extra funding for rural mental health.

08.01.2022 LG Focus June edition looks at the $650 million to be spent accelerating locally-led bushfire recovery. As part of the Regional Bushfire Recovery and Development Program, bushfire affected communities will share in $448.5 million to support the delivery of local recovery plans with priority given to the most severely impacted regions. Photo courtesy Adelaide Hills Council.

08.01.2022 LG Focus June profiled councillor Mayor Rodney Reid, Wakefield Regional Council said, "The biggest challenge is to provide a balance across the whole Council area and to reassure people that their projects are no lesser or greater than others but Council has limitations in what can be achieved in any one year."

07.01.2022 As Water Ministers meet today, the Murray River Group of Councils is pressing for action to prioritise certainty for the future of the Murray Darling Basin Plan implementation. The Group is asking Ministers to focus on tackling the supply projects to deliver 605GL worth of environmental benefits & constraints management critical to enabling environmental water to be delivered to where it is required.

07.01.2022 Wollondilly Shire Council Mayor, Matthew Deeth, LG Focus profiled councillor said, "Our main challenge right now is helping our community and economy recover from the recent natural disasters and COVID-19. We have taken a number of hits in the past six months...COVID-19 has brought many more local businesses to a standstill and Council is giving as much help to them as we can through the Small Business Support Package."

06.01.2022 LGFocus profiled Mayor of Mareeba Shire Council, Angela Toppin who said Mareeba is a wonderful place to live, work, play and invest. Mayor Toppin's priorities are water security, freight connectivity and the upgrade of essential road corridors to attract families and investors to the Shire.

04.01.2022 As Australia moves out of COVID-19 crisis management and into recovery, building a future based on our outdoor lifestyle looks like becoming our saving grace. Local Governments across the country are making changes to encourage businesses and neighbourhood communities to spill out onto pavements and trade their way out of the post-pandemic recession.

04.01.2022 Mayors and CEOs along the NSW/Vic border have joined forces in an unprecedented show of strength to convince the NSW Government to ease its latest tough border restrictions. The councils calling for the change are: AlburyCity, Berrigan Shire Council, Shire of Campaspe, Federation Council, Gannawarra Shire Council, Greater Hume Council, Indigo Shire Council, Mildura Rural City Council, Moira Shire Council, Murray River Council, Swan Hill Rural City Council, Towong Shire Council, Wentworth Shire Council and Wodonga Council.