Tag: governance
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Council Meeting: 16 April 2025
Tonight’s Council meeting encompassed the release of the Draft Plan for Port Phillip (the four-year Council Plan) and the proposed draft Budget for 2025-26. The Council Plan guides Council’s priorities over the next four years, with the annual budget aligned with the direction established through the Plan. Both documents have been released for public comment…
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Council Meeting: 19 March 2025
Tonight’s Council meeting provided an update on Edwards Park, confirmation of improvement works at Sol Green Reserve, plus strengthening Council’s advocacy on urban planning and improving good governance. Petition update: Edwards Park Council provided an update on the petition requesting a review of the decision to relocate the public toilets at Edwards Park. The petition…
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It all begins with Good Governance
Over the past term of Council, we have seen the ongoing saga of missed rubbish collections, numerous cost blowouts and project delays. The cause of these issues is poor Council Governance. It is the role of elected Councillors to set a cohesive vision through the Council Plan, which sets the direction for the term of…
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TWiSK: Meaningful engagement would lead to better outcomes says Alex Makin
The online local news publication, This Week in St Kilda (TWiSK) provides an ongoing source of local information and knowledge covering Port Phillip in its entirety. This week TWiSK included an opinion piece that I wrote raising concerns with the City of Port Phillip’s current format for question time: Two-minute questions at Council produce frustration…
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November Broadcast on 98.1 Radio Eastern FM
Radio Eastern is a community based organisation located at Wyreena Community Arts Centre, that broadcasts on 98.1 FM. Each month Councillors are invited to participate in an on-air interview on 98.1 FM and this morning I discussed upcoming Council activities, as well as reflected on the year as Mayor. During the interview I highlighted the…
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Maroondah City Council hosts Lebanese Delegation
This afternoon the City of Maroondah hosted a delegation from Lebanon, which is in Australia to learn about this country’s governance structures and representation. The delegation visited the Maroondah City Council Civic Centre in Braeside Avenue, where I was able to discuss Council’s governance and composition. As part of the presentation the delegation recognised the…
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Media Release: Ensuring a sustainable financial future for Maroondah
Maroondah City Council’s Proposed Council Plan 2010-2014 and Proposed Budget 2010-2011 were formally adopted during Council’s Monday 28 June meeting. The documents highlight the key initiatives which underpin the planning and budget blueprints for the Maroondah community. Mayor of Maroondah, Councillor Alex Makin, said the Council Plan set out a broad range of Council activities…