Whittlesea Council
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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, Hope…
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‘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…
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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…
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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 the…
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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…
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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 the…
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Whittlesea, Hume councils among state’s most secretive
Whittlesea council has been revealed as one of Melbourne’s most secretive councils for the second year in a row, with more than one quarter of…
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Council gives green light for Lyndarum Drive roundabout despite residents’ objections
Whittlesea council is pushing ahead with plans to build a roundabout at one of the municipality’s worst intersections for crashes, despite residents’ fears it will…
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Whittlesea council call to cut road trauma
More than 2600 people were injured on Whittlesea’s roads in the past five years, a new report reveals. Between 2012-16, there were 2603 injury…
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