Rate cap increase doesn’t go far enough to ease pain, MAV says.
Victorian councils have given a lukewarm welcome to a modest increase in the rate cap, saying it will offer only short term relief.
3 January, 2023Victorian councils have given a lukewarm welcome to a modest increase in the rate cap, saying it will offer only short term relief.
3 January, 2023A Melbourne council has been sacked following ‘an irretrievable collapse of governance’.
17 March, 2020Victoria has released a 10-year plan to boost recycling and and reduce landfill waste.
26 February, 2020A Victorian Parliamentary committee wants kerbside waste banned from landfill.
4 December, 2019Local government is failing to ensure council libraries are delivering value for money.
14 November, 2019Councils say proposed changes to Victoria’s local government laws will undermine council governance.
13 August, 2019Councils want funds to improve the condition of local roads and comply with heavy vehicle laws.
24 July, 2019Victoria’s auditor has questioned the financial sustainability of local governments’ mutual insurance but MAV says the scheme protects councils ‘through thick and thin.’
26 July, 2018Local government and the waste industry welcome the Victorian Government’s new scheme to develop markets for recyclable waste but say more investment is needed.
31 May, 2018Brimbank City Council says its residents have lost $1.4 billion on electronic gambling machines in in the past decade. Now it’s calling for fines and limits on withdrawals.
15 May, 2018Local government, transport and health groups have welcomed the Andrews Government’s record investment in infrastructure and community services.
4 May, 2018Local government welcomes new pledge to tackle waste but recycling industry says implementation detail and funding are missing.
1 May, 2018Victoria’s Corangamite Council says a $300,000 support fund it established to attract and expand businesses in its area has contributed $9.2 million in benefits to the local economy.
16 March, 2018Rate cap set at 2 per cent.
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