Author: Stuart James

Waverley Gymnastics – Federal funding uncertainty

13/12/2016 - Current Council Issues - by Stuart James - No Comments

Tonight I spoke out at our Council meeting regarding the Waverley Gymnasics project. I am very disappointed that Julia Banks has refused to reaffirm her commitment to the $2.1 million promise that was made during the Federal election campaign. With the State Government announcing $3 million dollars towards the project […]

Waverley Gymnastics – State Government commits 3 million

01/12/2016 - Current Council Issues - by Stuart James - No Comments

I was extremely excited to be at the Oakleigh Recreation Centre this afternoon with Steve Dimopoulos MP for Oakleigh, Monash Mayor Cr Rebecca Paterson, and Cr Lynnette Saloumi. We heard John Eren MP announce that the State Government will contribute $3 million to go with the $12-14 million pledged by […]

Young people in the digital age

28/11/2016 - Representing Monash - by Stuart James - No Comments

I was stoked to be invited to a forum tonight discussing gender equality where I was asked to kick off the discussion. The format was very similar to a Q&A style with a panel discussion from experts in the field. As a father of two young daughters, this is a […]

New floodlights or Waverley Softball

26/11/2016 - Representing Monash - by Stuart James - No Comments

It was a honour to be invited to officially unveil the new $350,000 floodlights for Waverley Softball Association at Jells Park on behalf of Monash Council. The club had a fundraising day for breast cancer and the turnout was magnificent. I was joined at the event by fellow Councillor, Robert […]

Lest we forget

11/11/2016 - Representing Monash - by Stuart James - No Comments

It was a great honour and privilege to represent the City of Monash today at the remembrance day service organised by the Clayton RSL. It is very hard for many of us to imagine what our lives would have been like had it have not been for the brave soldiers […]

Elected Deputy Mayor

04/11/2016 - Announcements - by Stuart James - No Comments

I am extremely humbled and honoured to have been elected as Deputy Mayor of Monash by my fellow Councillors, alongside Cr Rebecca Paterson as Mayor. Cr Patterson has an exceptional track record of community service with unrivaled passion for the job; exciting times ahead. It has been a whirlwind week; […]

Election Results

30/10/2016 - Announcements - by Stuart James - No Comments

I am proud to announce that the Monash Council Election Results have been announced and I have been elected. I feel very proud and honoured to be endorsed by voters to represent their vision for a better Monash. A big thank you to my wife, daughters, family and supporters for […]