By Rob O'Brien Councils responsible for implementing the recommendations of the Royal Commission into the Victorian Bushfires will need more state funding to make their communities safe, according to the peak local government body. According to the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) councils will need $20 million a year to expand their current responsibilities to […]
5 August, 2010
By Rob O’Brien The position taken by local government on the provision of bushfire refuges was labelled ‘inconsistent’ with their emergency management obligations by the Royal Commission’s interim report into the Victorian Bushfires. In its interim report, which widely panned the responses and planning for the Victorian bushfires, the Bushfire Royal Commission made 13 […]
18 August, 2009
Council hopefuls in Victoria now may not need to start from square zero to prepare for this year’s general elections as a new online resource has become available. The website, launched by the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV), features information about eligibility to stand for council, the role of a councillor, types of decisions councillors […]
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