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The Opposition Leader Bill Shorten centred his Budget Reply around the Labor Party’s $2.3 billion pledge to expand cancer treatment if elected. Other highlights of the reply included:
Federal Budget and its relevance to Victorian Local Government
While the VLGA welcomes the record investment in infrastructure, it cautions that many commitments require co-funding from the state government, such as the Melbourne to Geelong fast rail project.
On Thursday 14 March the first Leading the Agenda for 2019 kicked off with the all-important panel discussion on Treaty.
The Andrews Labor Government is supporting local government as it works towards the goal of gender equality.
The Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA) surveyed its membership regarding the proposed changes to the Australia Citizenship Ceremonies Code.
Australian Citizenship Ceremonies Code
Submission by the Victorian Local Governance Association
The overwhelming response from councils to the federal government’s proposed changes to the Code is that the dates for hosting citizenship ceremonies remain at the discretion of each council.
HART Awards 2019 Call for Nominations
Nominations now open
https://www.vlga.org.au/2019-hart-awards-nomination-application
Eleven years ago, on 12 February 2008, the First Nation peoples received a National apology. Since then, Treaty has been talked about, Constitutional reform has been discussed and self-determination has been on the agenda.
A robust working relationship between councillors and the CEO built on mutual trust and respect is essential to the operational success and good governance of councils.
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