• Helping The Fitzroy Football Club

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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…

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  • Stopping the Yarra CEO Selling Community Assets

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    Council proposed to expand the CEO power to sell Council assets. I asked a question at Council on 18 June 2024. The ABC News become interested in the story and I was interviewed. So what happened in the end? Council backed down. Community action works.

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  • Yarra Council To Add 22,000 Properties To New Flood Overlay

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    Council believes that over 22,000 properties in Yarra is at risk of flooding from failing Council stormwater drains. Instead of investing in fixing the drain to reduce the risk to these homes, Council plans to re-zone these homes as subject to FLOOD RISK. HIGHER risk means HIGHER insurance costs. I made a submission at Council…

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  • Why I’m Running For Council

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    We expect Councillors to make important decisions for the benefit of the community.Councillors from political parties are often forced to vote for party over community.Independents who live in their community don’t have that conflict.Fitzroy North has been a wonderful home for me and my family for over 20 years.I want it to have future.Yarra Council…

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