Impact of Council’s Flood Maps on Cost and Availability of Home Insurance
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I was on ABC Radio 774 Talkback discussing the impact of Council’s plans to re-zone our homes for flooding risk.
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Flooding Risk
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Yarra Council is proposing to re-zone over 22,000 properties across Yarra (including Fitzroy North) into a new flood overlay. Like in Brisbane right now, this could significantly increase the price of home insurance. This will affect us all whether we are home owners or renters. I promise, if elected, to push Council very hard to…
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Improving Council’s financial sustainability
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Council is embarking on a multi-million dollar multi-year project to improve productivity by upgrading IT systems. This is my On-The_Record Question in the Yarra Council Meeting on 9 July 2024. And this is Yarra Council’s Adopted 2025 Budget showing how much Council has spent on this project.
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Time to make a choice and vote
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Choose well. Only the candidate with highest votes after all preferences are distributed will be elected to represent YOU for the next 4 years.
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Yarra For All
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I receive support in kind from Yarra For All Inc which supports Independent Candidates putting their hand up to run for the 2024 Yarra Council elections.I have asked family, friends and other supporters to make any donations to the Yarra For All bank account.The many donations made by the community have been pooled together to…
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Promoting the good work of the Holden Street Neighbourhood House
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The Holden Street Neighbourhood House is a precious community asset. They run programs to keep our older residents fit and connected. They help the needy with food relief for the hungry. I am proud to support them. https://www.facebook.com/reel/553332557138667 https://www.holdenstreet.org.au
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Helping the Queens Parade Retailers Recover from COVID
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On 12 December 2020, Anastasia Morritt (Coquette Clothes) and I organised a one day Christmas Shopping Event for the Queens Parade Shopping Precinct. 30 Queens Parade retailers supported the Event. Joy Saunders from Yarra Council and other residents helped us. Argo Fishop Bean Around Cafe Birch Living Blondies Bristol Paint Cavallini Cafe Cellini Workshop Childplay…
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Supporting the great work of the Holden Street Neighbourhood House
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It was a pleasure to meet Mary Parfrey OAM from Holden Street Neighbourhood House. I commit to supporting this valuable community asset and will work to ensure the House gets the recognition and resources it needs to continue its great work.https://www.holdenstreet.org.au/
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The Politics of Sport and the Sport of Politics with Angela Pippos
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Remember Angela Pippos from ABC TV? She’s now the Chief of Staff for Zoe Daniel (Independent Member for Goldstein). Great day at the Fitzroy Football Club listening to Angela share her story. We had a fascinating chat about how Independents contribute an important voice in Government. Recommend her book ‘Breaking The Mould’ as a great…
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Where Has The Interest Earned On $12.9M Gone?
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The Victorian State Government allocated $6.5M in 2018 and $6.3M in 2022 for the Brunswick Street Oval upgrade to build a new pavillion, new change rooms and new tennis courts. NOTHING has been built to date. I asked a question in the Council Meeting on 13 August 2024 about HOW MUCH interest was earned on…