Victorian State Budget 2022/23
The VLGA welcomes the release of the 2022/23 State Budget. The Budget, with a published theme of Putting Patients First clearly sets public health and wellbeing and also a continuation of major capital projects such as hospitals, roads and continued removal of level crossings as its headline components. There will be mixed views across the local government sector regarding its content. It is evide
Local Government Victoria Bulletin: CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EASING OF RESTRICTIONS
BULLETIN: 36/2020 CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) EASING OF RESTRICTIONS The Premier has announced a gradual easing of restrictions in Victoria in relation to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Under the changes, it means that there will be five reasons to leave your home: shopping for food and supplies that you need care and caregiving exercise and outdoor recreation work and education – if you can’t do
2019-2020 State Budget Analysis
2019-2020 State Budget Analysis The VLGA has used the following criteria to analyse the 2019-2020 State Budget: Economy: Does the policy initiative produce net economic benefit to the State? Equity: Does the initiative address underlying socio-economic and societal barriers? Environment: Does the policy initiative address risks of climate change? Intergenerational: Is the policy initiative “future
Councillors to run in the 2018 Victorian State Election
Local government is a significant sector in Victoria. It is a large employer across 79 local councils, employing over 43.5k staff, governed by 641 elected councillors. The sector manages annual revenue of $9.9 billion. The Federal and State government delegate the delivery of critical services to local government – this is not surprising given that the sector has the closet touch-point of any le