Present: & Apologies As per attendance record
Minutes of last meeting have been circularized. Moved: Tamara seconded Stephen, that the minutes be accepted as a true record. Carried
Correspondence OUT - Nil
Correspondence IN
Letters from:
· Ros Spence MP to Mark Busuttil re: State Government Consultation schools for Greenvale & Kalkallo
· NAB re changes to terms & conditions
· Christmas card from Craig Ondarchie MP
· Australia Post re renewal of PO Box account
Emails from:
Cara Rose Community
Safety Advisory Committee Meeting -. Feb
19Ros Spence MP 2020 Yuroke Youth Advisory Council, The Craigieburn War memorial Committee Inc. Feb 19
Joseph, Marc 2 Ongoing Mickleham Rd Advocacy - Feb 18
Cara Rose Hume Graffiti Management Plan - Expert Roundtable - Feb 12
Harry Biggies Hume Residents Airport Action Group meeting - ... Feb 6
Melbourne Airport Airservices Australia Mode Change - . Feb 5
Cara Rose Community Safety Advisory Committee Meeting - Feb 4
Frank Rivoli Airservices Australia in Melbourne Flight path design Jan 19
Melbourne Airport Airservices Australia Community Workshop - Jan 17
ali, me 2 Minutes to 27 June 2019 meeting - HI Ali Jan 10
Elizabeth Johnston Hume Community Safety Plan Workshop Notes: Jan 8
Joseph Haweil Christmas Greetings - 12/24/19
Ros Spence MP December 2019 Community Update - 12/21/19
Cris Caldeira 2 Proposed speed limit reduction - Mickleham Road, Mickleham - 12/20/19
Elizabeth Johnston Community Safety Advisory Committee Minutes - 27 12/10/19
Thusitha Nugagahaku Trying to sign the petition for the road issue 12/10/19
Cara Rose Years Ahead Program - 12th December 10.30am. 12/3/19
Treasurer’s report: The treasurer reported on group finances . Moved
Kathryn seconded Tamara that the Treasurers report be accepted. Carried.
President’s report: The president reported on the success of our past
action, such as the roads committee, the school committee, dual turn lanes at
freeway, and has produced a wish list for members to put in items they feel are
needed in Greenvale, that we can pursue. Secondary College Sub-committee report: This is awaiting funding allocation, expected in this year’s budget
Mickleham Rd Sub-committee report:
Tamara reported that she had invited local minister Ros Spence to the GRA meeting, however, she was unavailable and has requested her to attend the meeting on 30 April 2020. The subcommittee has continued to encourage residents to submit their complaints to VicRoads (Department of Transport – DoTS) via their webpage as these complaints are reported regularly to Victorian Minister for Roads, Jaala Pulford: https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/traffic-and-road-use/report-a-road-issue Many residents have lodged complaints in February, but there is still not enough to make the numbers count. Cris Calderia (Senior Engineer – VicRoads) indicated that surveillance officers have been deployed to observe activity at the Lemonwood/Hillview intersection development to ensure that the developer does not close the arterial road to a single lane during peak times (7 Feb 2020). The developer has been warned by the department. Cr Haweil has continued to advocate with his co-councilors regarding the duplication of Mickleham road. The GRA shared the video post of Cr Haweil from a general council meeting which had been viewed over 20,000 times in order to raise concerns regarding the developer’s behaviour.
The subcommittee plans to launch another e-petition through
the Legislative council again this year 2020 to advocate for duplication of
Mickleham and Somerton Roads.
Councillors’ Report
Cr Haweil informed us that his Video at council
meeting re Mickleham Rd was very successful with some 20,000 people seeing it.
Ros Spence MP also supports it as it puts pressure on government to act. He
said some of the developers works & road closures were illegal. He also
said Vic Electoral Commission are looking at ward boundaries before next
council election, and boundaries are likely to change, and GRA should put in a
submission.
Cr Drew Jessop further elaborated and said Greenvale
Roxburgh Park Attwood Westmeadows are likely to end up with split boundaries,
which is not satisfactory, and urged GRA to put in a submission and advocate
for complete wards.
He said the new local Govt act now allows for smaller single
councilor wards. This is not favored for Hume as they tend to get
parochial. May work in the smaller inner
city municipalities, but not in Hume. Submissions by 25/3/02,
Public hearings on 30/3/02. A question was asked of Drew
about duplication of Aitken Boulvard. Drew said this is currently a council
road, with indications it will be taken over by Vic Roads. It will then be up
to vic Roads to duplicate.
Guest Speaker Denees
Bolmat. Corpus Christi Centre. Denees mentioned new buildings completed and
residents moved in late October 2019. The old buildings are now being
demolished. The residential, Admin, & Laundry are now separate wings. Villa
Marie & government each put in 12.5 million towards the new buildings . The
facility is primarily for men who are homeless. All have problems, drink, drugs
smoking. None of these are permitted on site. It is a specialized care
facility. Currently has 77 residents with a total capacity for 90. Ages range
from 40 to 80. New manager not appointed yet. Hard to get managers since the Aged
care Royal Commission. Question was raised regarding Corpus Christi’s
opposition to a bottle shop at Greenvale shopping centre, and Denees said
policy is still the same.
Denees mentioned that residents are taken out to various
recreational venues as part of the accreditation.
They have 3 busses and 3 cars for transport. Volunteers are
always welcome to do various tasks. Denees thought the suggestion by one of our members of an open day at Corpus Christy worth considering
General business.
Cr Jessop Mentioned the Hume Clean Day on 7/3/02 for people
to take unwanted goods to the tip. And
Craigieburn festival –This weekend 29 &30/2/2020
Meeting closed 8:30pm
Next Meeting: 30/4/2020 Now Cancelled
