Month: May 2018

Oakleigh Central Paid Parking

31/05/2018 - Current Council Issues - by Stuart James - No Comments

Paid parking has been introduced by Oakleigh Central in an effort to tackle rail commuters parking at the centre and using spots that could otherwise be used by customers. Last week I wrote to management acknowledging that this was fundamentally a good idea but requesting that they revert back to […]

Rowville Tram? Rowville Train? Think bigger!

27/05/2018 - Transport - by Stuart James - No Comments

As printed in The Age, 27th May, 2018 https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/rowville-rail-fits-the-bigger-transport-picture-20180522-p4zgrn.html Melbourne used to plan for the future. We built train lines to the country side and invited people to build around that train line. Now we wait for people to build houses and spend decades trying to find a transport solution […]

Cabena Childrens Playgroup (FREE)

19/05/2018 - Current Council Issues - by Stuart James - No Comments

During my election campaign, one of my key committments was increasing support services for parents. Previously, parents groups were only available for first time parents. Last year I moved a motion in the Chamber to fund playgrounds for parents having their second, third or tenth child (read more here). As […]