Tag: Whittlesea Council
Whittlesea council monitor bid fails
The state government has refused Whittlesea council’s request for a municipal monitor to be appointed to oversee the council.
In a letter to council chief...
Whittlesea council rejects Mill Park tree axing plea
Whittlesea council is refusing to remove 19 trees from a Mill Park street, despite a petition that labels the greenery a “serious safety issue”.
The...
Whittlesea council waits on monitor call
Whittlesea council will need to wait for a municipal monitor to be appointed to the council after the state government said it would consider the request...
Whittlesea council asks for monitor for six months
Whittlesea council will ask the state government to appoint a municipal monitor for six months to review the governance of the council.
Three councillors -...
Mill Park Leisure Centre closure row resurfaces
A Whittlesea councillor has claimed it would have cost just $400,000 to keep the Mill Park Leisure Centre open during its $25 million redevelopment.
As...
Whittlesea council to consider appointing municipal monitor
UPDATE: Whittlesea mayor Kris Pavlidis has welcomed the request for a municipal mointor to be appointed to the council.
"The City of Whittlesea is at...
Whittlesea council to split rates and waste charges
Whittlesea council will separate its rates and waste charges from July 1 in a bid to protect the council from the Chinese recycling crisis.
Rates...
Sacking call for Whittlesea
Whittlesea council should be thrown out and an administrator appointed if its behaviour doesn’t improve, according to one councillor.
North ward councillor and former mayor...
Whittlesea council to trial meeting live stream
Whittlesea council is set to trial the live streaming of its council meetings.
The council will conduct a two meeting trial later this year to...
Whittlesea homeless centre for youth a step closer to reality
A crisis accommodation centre for homeless youth is a step closer in Whittlesea, with the council set to lease land to youth support service,...
‘Tightened’ meeting laws on the agenda for Whittlesea council
Whittlesea council is set to “tighten” its laws in a bid to ensure meetings run more smoothly.
The council is proposing a number of amendments...
Council behaving badly
Whittlesea councillors have been ejected from three of the past four ordinary council meetings amid rising tensions between two groups of councillors.
Councillors were removed...
New rules for Whittlesea child care centres
Child care centres in Whittlesea will be restricted from being built on busy roads and next to service stations under a proposed change to...
New hub to help livability in Donnybrook
A community hub will be built in Donnybrook as part of a plan to boost livability and reduce social disadvantage in the growing suburb.
Whittlesea...
Campaign to keep Mill Park Leisure Centre open
Gym users are campaigning to keep the Mill Park Leisure Centre open during its $25 million redevelopment amid fears Whittlesea council plans to close...
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The Macbeths to make a morbid Christmas
Shakespeare will be performed in Footscray with a festive Christmas twist next month.
The Macbeths is an intimate and tense reimagining of Shakespeare's original text...
