Author: melformerribek
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The Friends of Merri Creek works to support the aims of the Merri Creek Coordinating Committee (MCCC).
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The Australian Services Union has asked me to sign their pledge. While I’m not going to download a PDF, sign it, scan it, and email it back to them – I’m happy to agree to it. On a personal note, I have been a member of a union when my employment conditions were subject to…
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Vote Climate is a communication network of grassroots climate groups. Here are my responses to their survey. I am not an endorsed candidate from a political party or a member of a political party. My topic priorities are: My achievements: My thoughts on Climate Change: Participatory and deliberative democracy
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It’s fantastic to see the Herald Sun reaching out to local government candidates. I didn’t get them a video by deadline, but here are the answers to their questions. -What are the three key issues impacting your council? 1. Merri-bek has experienced one of the highest rates of new development in Victoria and is thought to…
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Climate Action Merri-bek in conjunction with Neighbours United for Climate Action (NUCA) sent a candidate survey and here are my responses. The questions have been paraphrased. Climate Action Merribek has been informing the citizens of Merri-bek on candidate climate positions for the last decade. We have worked with Neighbours United for Climate Action, Brunswick Residents Network,…
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The Age newspaper has sent out a survey to candidates – here are my answers. What are the three key issues you want to advocate for on council? The Age’s list is quite strange and they appear to be following certain issue threads, so: Should more housing be prioritised over green space and heritage? Can’t…
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Walk on Moreland’s aims are to create a “walking culture” in Merri-bek https://walkonmoreland.wordpress.com/ They invited me to complete their “Merri-bek Streets People Love Candidate Pledge and Survey” and here are my answers (with commentary). Pledge: If elected Councillor, I pledge to allocate budget and street space to build streets people love, and ensure that residents of…
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Council Watch are a self-proclaimed public interest group and have open candidate questions for NSW and Victoria. Their main interest seems to be council rate caps. https://www.councilwatch.com.au/ I thank this group in seeking to collect and communicate on topics of interest to the community. Here are my answers to their questions:
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The state government continues to erode ratepayers’ rights to object to inappropriate development. Residents need jargon-free explanations of planning changes that impact them. There are many benefits to the State Government’s housing planning scheme changes. But along the way, some important changes reduce the influence of local councils, and especially, residents rights. Merri-bek was ahead…
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The Victorian government’s new short-stay levy will increase the price of short-stay accommodation for anyone wanting to stay in Victoria – including for Victorians. Allowing local councils to limit or ban short-stays will likely marginally reduce the supply of short-stay accommodation further driving up prices. However, neither of these measures comes with any certainty about…
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What is your view on the Scorecard? If you are elected to Council, would you, in the first Council meeting of the new term, call for an independent review of the scorecard by an appropriately experienced and independent consultant with a track record of effective community consultation; to conduct an effective consultation process; and for…
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I’ve lived in Brunswick since 2002, and the discussion and debate over the Brickworks site has been going at least that long. The latest twist in the saga is the recent fire, which has led to a Heritage application to demolish the Brick Pressing Shed and replace it with apartments. Council will make a submission,…
Mel Yuan for Brunswick 