2018 Submissions and Whitepapers

As a peak body for local government, the VLGA represents and advocates on behalf of its membership by providing evidence and submissions to a number of state and federal inquiries into matters impacting the local government sector.

2018 Submissions included:

•  The Victorian Municipal Associations Act (1907) Review
• Submission Local Government Exposure Draft Bill
•  Inquiry into the Sustainability and Operational Challenges of Victoria’s Rural and Regional Councils
•  Federal Inquiry into Regional Development and decentralisation
•  Inquiry into Rate Capping Policy
•  Discussion Paper – Reforming the Victoria Planning Provisions, October 2017
•  Environment and Planning Committee Inquiry into Rate Capping
•  Inquiry into Civics and electoral participation