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By Angela Dorizas Golden Plains Shire councillor Bill McArthur has been re-elected president of the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) for a two-year term. Responding to his re-election, Cr McArthur…

By Angela Dorizas The election of Ted Baillieu as the new Premier of Victoria has been welcomed by the state's peak local government body. Former premier John Brumby yesterday conceded…

By Angela Dorizas Local government representatives from across Victoria have gathered in Melbourne today to debate population growth, politics and public sector reform. The annual conference of the Municipal Association…

By Angela Dorizas Councils in Victoria have delivered their list of demands to major political parties in the lead up to the November 27 state election. The Municipal Association of…

Councils in Victoria have presented the Premier and Opposition Leader with community petitions in support of energy efficient street lighting upgrades. The petitions were delivered by the Municipal Association of…

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been advised by local government in Victoria that her electorate of Lalor is one of the state’s most at-risk regions in the ‘kinder crisis’. The Municipal Association…

The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has called on State and Federal Governments to help local councils replace old street lighting with new energy-efficient technology. The

By Rob O'Brien The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has criticised the State Budget as falling well short of meeting the challenges faced by local government in preparing communities for…

By Angela Dorizas Victoria's peak local government body has joined with Premier John Brumby in resisting the Commonwealth overhaul of aged care, threatening a withdrawal of local government funding for the…

By Staff Writer Proposed changes to the Planning and Environment Act will further isolate communities from planning decisions, the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has said in a submission. MAV…