{"id":3535,"date":"2017-12-01T03:22:50","date_gmt":"2017-12-01T03:22:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=3535"},"modified":"2018-01-30T19:06:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T08:06:35","slug":"colac-otway-shire-reaffirms-ties-barwon-regional-partnership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/colac-otway-shire-reaffirms-ties-barwon-regional-partnership\/","title":{"rendered":"Colac Otway Shire reaffirms its ties with Barwon Regional partnership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE Colac Otway Shire has reaffirmed its commitment to the Barwon Regional Partnership.<\/p>\n<p>Shire mayor Chris Potter said being part of the forum that will provide advice on regional priorities was an important communication channel with the state government.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Barwon Regional Partnership was set up by the state government to bring together people from the community, industry and government to discuss and debate the region\u2019s top priorities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIncreasingly, governments want councils to be more strategic and regionally focussed, so it makes sense to work with our neighbours to agree on our priorities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He said that while the council worked effectively as part of G21 to establish regional priorities, the partnership provided connections through state government departments to cabinet for specific projects.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll councils within the state participate in Regional Partnerships, and we believe the community would be at a disadvantage in promoting priorities if we weren\u2019t part of these forums.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are significant benefits to being coordinated with our advocacy \u2013 the power of putting a project before the state government with Colac Otway, Surf Coast, Geelong and Queenscliffe\u2019s support behind it can\u2019t be understated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe look forward to forging a close and productive relationship with this forum and strongly representing the needs of Colac Otway as a united group to government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under a recommendation adopted by the council at its October meeting, the Colac Otway Shire will seek regular briefings from the Barwon Regional Partnership on its progress against priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE Colac Otway Shire has reaffirmed its commitment to the Barwon Regional Partnership. 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