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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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…
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Sporting clubs like the Fitzroy Football Club keep our community healthy. They teach us how to cooperate as a team, compete for a common goal and deal with winning and losing. Unfortunately our sporting clubs need sponsors to function. Costs keep rising not the least of which is the cost imposed by Yarra Council for…