Local Government Minister Jeanette Powell is calling for expressions of interest from people wanting to join the community consultative committee [CCC] to advise on the separation of Sunbury from Hume council.
The state government agreed in November that Sunbury could leave Hume and announced a panel to recommend on boundaries.
Members of the panel are due to be announced this month. They will work alongside Hume council and make recommendations on the secession issue.
Ms Powell said the new community committee would give advice directly to the panel on matters the locals believed should be investigated and considered.
“The committee will be able to refer issues to the panel for investigation, including possible boundary suggestions, distribution of assets and delivery of municipal services,” she said.
“Importantly, any community recommendations to the panel from the CCC will be formally investigated by the panel and reported to me as a requirement of the panel’s terms of reference.”.
She said the CCC would be chaired by Northern Victoria MP Amanda Millar and would comprise as many as eight community volunteers.
Mrs Millar said the government was seeking committee members with broad interests in the community who were prepared to engage with the people of Sunbury.
“The CCC will strengthen and complement the work of the Sunbury local government panel,” Mrs Millar said.
She said it was important that decisions on the separation of Sunbury from Hume took community views and desires into consideration.
Expressions of interest for the CCC close on Monday, February 17, and appointments will be announced by the end of the month.
» Details: dtpli.vic.gov.au/localgovernment
