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The corellas are back in town
Since February councils in Victoria have been battling with corellas, a type of cockatoo not native to Victoria. As recent news articles suggest, the corella problem may now have developed into a corella plague, as … Continued
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Why a Budget approach to declaring rates does not work
Many Victorian councils are about to consider draft Budgets and authorise their public exhibition. Following the public exhibition of the draft Budget and the consideration of any submissions a Budget will need to be adopted. … Continued
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Lessons from the baggy green
The ball-tampering saga that besieged the Australian cricket team provides important lessons, not only for those wearing the ‘baggy green’, but also employers carrying out employee misconduct investigations. Many of us were surprised when Cricket … Continued
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Dealing with elevated lead levels in gardens
A research paper prepared by RMIT University has assessed lead levels in inner Melbourne residential gardens and community gardens, reporting that up to 21 percent of soils tested had lead levels above applicable Health Investigation … Continued
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Reduce, reuse, recycle… revenue?
While most councils will now have applied to fund increased costs of recycling from the Victorian Government’s Temporary Relief Funding Arrangements (TRFA), questions are now being raised about the longer-term effect of those increased costs … Continued
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Has your council experienced an issue with a domain name?
Recently, Maddocks successfully acted on behalf of Benalla Rural City Council (Council) to recover two domain names that represented or purported to represent the Benalla Art Gallery. The domain names in question were “benallaartgallery.com.au” and … Continued
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Have your say on clause 74 of the Victoria Planning Provisions
Late last year, the Minister for Planning appointed an Advisory Committee (Chair, Lester Townsend and Member, Kathryn Navarro) to review and recommend improvements to land use terms and definitions provided in clause 74 of the … Continued
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Notification of data breaches
You’ve no doubt heard about the new Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, which commenced on 22 February 2018. But have you wondered – does it apply to Victorian Councils? The NDB scheme is contained in … Continued
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State Government announces $13 million recycling support package for councils and industry
The State Government has this morning announced a $13 million support package for councils and industry to deal with higher costs of recycling following policy changes in China which have resulted in recyclers drastically increasing … Continued
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Reminder of FOI Changes
It’s now been more than 6 months since the commencement of the changes to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic), which established the new Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner. The changes included: Shorter … Continued
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