Category: Current Council Issues
Understanding how Council’s work
After many comments on socials, phone calls and emails lately, it is clear that many misunderstand the way a Council runs and the powers the Mayor and Councillors have. I’ll try and explain this, because it’s important for people to understand. There has been no “captains call” with regards to […]
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Q & A on bin collection changes
I wanted to respond to some of the comments made over the past few days. Firstly, thank you to everyone that has engaged genuinely with the process and identified some of the barriers they believe they will face. We’ll work with you to try and overcome these. Here’s some initial […]
Read MoreNot many things go in your landfill bin
There’s not many things that actually need to go into your red bin. In fact, most of the things in there right now probably shouldn’t be there. Did you know that the following items can be dropped off FREE of charge at our recycling station? Polystyrene, any electronic appliance, paper […]
Read MoreA massive change is coming to Monash!
A massive change is coming to Monash – and we want to hear from you. From August this year, food and garden waste (green) bins will be collected weekly and landfill (red) bins will be collected fortnightly. Over the past few years, we’ve all seen and read the stories of […]
Read MoreElected Mayor 2021/2022
I am very excited and honoured to have last night been elected Mayor of the City of Monash for the next twelve months. When I was elected Mayor for the first time, at the end of 2019, I had a grand vision on what I was going to achieve over […]
Read MoreThat was the term that was
Thank-you to all Monash residents! With everything that is happening around us at the moment, it seems bizarre that I’m in the midst of an election campaign; it’s honestly the furthest thing from my mind. It’s easy to get stuck in the moment and neglect to go back and reflect […]
Read MoreCouncil’s response to Covid-19
I am extremely proud that Council tonight unanimously passed a set of principles to outline our response to the corona / covid-19 pandemic, including guaranteeing ongoing employment for staff. We also took measures to assist our community by extending our hardship policy and reducing interest rates to 0% In an […]
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Elected Mayor – 2019/2020
At it’s special meeting on November 11, 2019, my colleagues elected me as the Mayor of Monash for the 2019/2020 term of office. I am incredibly excited and humbled to have been given this opportunity to serve our community at a higher level. It’s been a very busy first few […]
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Oakleigh Central Paid Parking
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 […]
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Cabena Childrens Playgroup (FREE)
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 […]
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