Moorabool Shire Council\u2019s advocacy priorities will be delivered to the nation\u2019s capital in-person this week, with Council CEO Derek Madden and Councillor Moira Berry travelling to Canberra.<\/p>\n
As Chair of the Peri Urban Councils Victoria (PUCV), Cr Berry will lead a delegation of peri urban council representatives, to make sure their priorities, and Moorabool\u2019s priorities, are heard by federal politicians and agencies.<\/p>\n
Mr Madden and Cr Berry will meet with several Ministers on 15 September, and Mr Madden plans to take copies of Council\u2019s advocacy prospectus for attending politicians.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe prospectus details our key priority projects, including the indoor aquatic centre and the bowls club \u2013 projects we need extra funding for, and we\u2019re hoping the Federal Government will commit to helping make these projects a reality,\u201d Mr Madden said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will also raise issues that are common among all peri urban councils, such as telecommunications, transport links and access to local services. One particular issue we have been advocating for strongly is for AusNet to consider undergrounding the transmission lines through our Shire \u2013 we will talk to politicians and key stakeholders about this.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mr Madden also plans to invite relevant Ministers and local members of Parliament to meet with the Mayor and Councillors back in Moorabool, to discuss issues and look over potential projects in-person.<\/p>\n
To read Council\u2019s advocacy prospectus, go to moorabool.vic.gov.au\/advocacy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Moorabool Shire Council\u2019s advocacy priorities will be delivered to the nation\u2019s capital in-person this week, with Council CEO Derek Madden and Councillor Moira Berry travelling to Canberra. As Chair of the Peri Urban Councils Victoria (PUCV), Cr Berry will lead a delegation of peri urban council representatives, to make sure their priorities, and Moorabool\u2019s priorities, […]<\/p>\n