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I would like to congradulate all the successful Councillors, especially our new Truganina Ward Councillors: Kim McAliney, Bob Fairclough and Glen Goodfellow. Comisserations also to those, like myself, who were not elected. I would also like to thank th...
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The City of Wyndham has been allocated $1.6M by the Federal Government from last weeks COLAG meeting. Read more...
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The Federal Government announced during the last week that they would be allocating $300M to Local Government to assist in building local community infrastructure.This funding consists of A $250M package divided amongst all the councils in Australia. The ...
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I agree with the comments about the need to keep Werribee Racecourse open, as it provides entertainment, employment, and tourism for the City of Wyndham. ...
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The current issue with the removal of the Post Office from Sanctuary Lakes Shopping Centre is just another example of how Australia Post fails to fulfil its duty to the consumer. At the moment we have a population of more than 19 000 in Point Cook and in ...
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So what makes my experiences relevant to running for a position on local council? I have lived in The Boardwalk in Point Cook since 2001. Like many of you, I built my first home here.I work full time in Pharmaceutical Sales, and have a 15 month old daught...
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After discussion with many of the candidates for the Truganina Ward, I had to think long and hard about how I should suggest that you the voter fill in your Vote Card. Some of the candidates have been on council for a short time, and have done good works,...
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I ask you to think about what your local issues are.Would you like the footpath in front of your house fixed this year instead of two years away?Would you like to see more rubbish bins in our local parks?Would you like to see more traffic management devic...
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In recent years Council employed a consultancy to forecast future growth and thus anticipate future needs for all of Wyndham. A link to this document can be found here. In an effort to ensure that this document is not just 'another report' I think it impo...
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I am standing as a Candidate for Truganina Ward as I believe it is time that Council listened to the needs of all Ratepayers. It is not good enough for bikes and cars to share the same road. Not only is this dangerous for Cyclists but it is frustrating fo...
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Council needs to ensure that we have the best access to Health Care that we can in Point Cook. Whilst our services are adequate and fulfill the needs of much of the Community at the moment, what will happen in the future? We already have a chronic shortag...
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We have so many Committees that look at access to the West. So many recomendations going backwards and forwards from Committees, to State and Federal Governments to Council......It all takes so long for anything to be done. The Community needs to see that...
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First, a couple of facts. This is a true family area, with the highest number of families (by %) of any council area in Victorian (77% of all household are married or defacto couples). Not only do we have one of the highest birth rates in Australia, but ...
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More needs to be done to look after our local environment. Whether it be replacing a mature tree on a nature strip with a suitable replacement, in a timely manner, or discussing with environmental and government groups how to better look after an entire e...
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Why don't we have enough Sports Grounds in our area when they have been planned for for years but never delivered on?Let me be frank. In the 1998-2002 Wyndham Community Plan (with full and complete knowledge of the impending growth in population) Wyndham ...
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Rates are really the main 'communication' point between Council and the Community. Wyndham needs to act to show the Community that it is using rate money wisely. Council needs to have a strong justification for increasing rates. Council should be capping ...
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Wyndham needs to look at ways to help the Community to save water. State Government organizations are doing their part, but Council needs to act now to look at ways to assist Point Cook Residents' in capturing, conserving and recycling water....
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Point Cook has a population that is very suseptible to the pressures of the current economic climate. Council must recognize this problem and find ways in which to help alleviate some of this stress. It is not good enough to just say there is nothing that...
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Broadband access continues to be an issue within Point Cook. Not enough action has been taken to resolve this issue with the major provider. With so many Small Business and Families within Point Cook, it is an essential service in todays society and it ha...
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Wyndham is in danger of being a second class city when it comes to technology.Broadband access continues to be an issue within many newer parts of Truganina Ward, and in today's society, broadband access is an essential service that has been sorely neglec...
