Hi all
Please join us on Sunday for FestAble! – Council’s annual event for the International Day of People with Disabilities. Come to Crown St Stables between 11am and 3pm – more details below.
Now is the time to give Council your feedback on open space – including playgrounds, dog parks, sports fields, biodiversity and all aspects of green space within Moonee Valley. We’re taking feedback until 17 December: https://yoursay.mvcc.vic.gov.au/openspace I’ve received many requests for upgrades, master plans, improvements and purchases of more land to create open space. Please don’t miss this opportunity to tell Council your ideas.
Now is also the time to nominate impressive neighbours for the 2024 Neighbourhood Spirit Awards. The Neighbourhood Spirit Awards nominations are now open! Do you know someone who makes your neighbourhood a better place? Then tell us about them! These awards celebrate people across our city who are making a difference to others – big or small. Jump online to nominate someone with Neighbourhood Spirit today: mvcc.vic.gov.au/neighbourhoodspirit
Council Meeting 28 November 6:30pm
You can find the meeting agenda here: https://mvcc.vic.gov.au/my-council/council-meetings/#read
Discharge of Responsibility as Determining Referral Authority – Planning Permit MV/1/2023 - 63 and 65 Fisher Parade, Ascot Vale
Council Plan and Health Plan 2021-25 and Priority Projects – implementation update for quarter one 2023/24: July to September
Statement of Commitment to the Prevention of Family Violence
Biannual Grants 2023/24 Round 1 Recommendations
Naturestrip Planting Guidelines
Approve Contract Extension for Landfill Services & Contract Award for Advanced Waste Processing Services
Award of Contract for Design and Construct - Maribyrnong Park Modular Changerooms (Negotiation No. 100023)
Response to Notice of Motion No. 2023/31 - Heatwave planning and the Djerring Flemington Hub
Procurement Policy Review
Notice of Motion No. 2023/39 – Essendon District Football League Pride Round
Notice of Motion No. 2023/40 - Keilor Road Outdoor Dining Infrastructure
Notice of Motion No. 2023/41 - Cycling and Walking Strategy
Notice of Motion No. 2023/42 - Extension of Tram Services to Avondale Heights and Keilor East
Notice of Motion No. 2023/43 - Airport West Childcare Centre Matters
Events
Sun 26 Nov: FestAble – Crown St Stables, 11am-3pm
Tues 28 Nov: Council Meeting, 6:30pm
Weds 29 Nov: Centrelink for school leavers session, Sam Merrifield, 4pm
Fri 1 Dec: Exhibition opening, Incinerator Gallery, 6pm
Sat 2 Dec: Union Rd Traders, Christmas event, 9:30am-1:30pm
Engagement
We are currently promoting three Council consultations and two external consultations on our Your Say website.
Open Space Strategy – https://yoursay.mvcc.vic.gov.au/openspace – Closes 17 December 2023
Festivals and Events Framework and Policy – https://yoursay.mvcc.vic.gov.au/festivals-and-events-framework – Closes 14 January 2024
Keilor East Leisure Centre: Extended Outdoor Pool Opening Hours – https://yoursay.mvcc.vic.gov.au/outdoor-pool-season-kelc – Closes 29 January 2024
External consultation – Essendon tram substation – https://yoursay.mvcc.vic.gov.au/essendon-tram-substation
External consultation – 2022 flood insurance inquiry – https://yoursay.mvcc.vic.gov.au/external-consultation-2022-floods-insurance – ongoing
Information
FestAble - International Day of People with Disability event – Sunday, 26 November 2023
Moonee Valley’s annual event to celebrate people of all abilities, FestAble, returns to Crown Street Stables in Flemington on Sunday 26 November from 11am to 3pm.
FestAble is held to mark International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), a United Nations-observed day that occurs every year on 3rd December. The event celebrates diversity in line with Council’s MV2040 commitments, and assists Council in increasing public awareness and challenging mainstream assumptions in relation to disability.
This event recognises and celebrates people living with disability, with their families, carers and friends. It is a day which provides an opportunity for people of all abilities and talents to take centre stage and shine. Guests at this event will be supported by an Auslan interpreter, accessible facilities, and Council’s Access and Inclusion team. Members of the Moonee Valley Disability Advisory Committee will attend the event, and be on hand to chat with community members. A range of inclusive activities will be held throughout the day either inside Crown Street Stables or outside in Coronet Park.
2023 Melbourne Cup Carnival – Event Management Plan Update
This is an update on the outcomes and post-event analysis of the 2023 Melbourne Cup Carnival Event Management Plan held at the Flemington Racecourse on the following days:
· Derby Day: Saturday, 4 November 2023
· Melbourne Cup Day: Tuesday, 7 November 2023
· Oaks Day: Thursday, 9 November 2023
· Stakes Day: Saturday, 11 November 2023.
During the event, Council officers delivered several activities to ensure the event ran as smoothly as possible with any disturbance to local community minimised as far as practicable:
Engineering Services worked closely with the Victoria Racing Club representatives and key stakeholders to raise and resolve the local community’s concerns related to:
A road safety incident on the corner of Monash Street and Kingston Avenue;
An illegally parked vehicle outside 9 Langs Road, Flemington;
Three enquiries related to the incorrect installation of ‘No Stopping’ restrictions along Fisher Parade and Langs Road. It should be noted that this error was caused by the appointed Traffic and Transport Management contractor misreading the approved Traffic and Transport Plan; and
Illegal parking of limousines, taxis and rideshare vehicles in Leonard Crescent.
· City Safety and Amenity issued approximately 400 Parking Infringement Notices within the Major Events area in Ascot Vale and Flemington.
· The Traffic and Transport Management consultant (appointed by and on behalf of the Victoria Racing Club) responded and resolved two enquiries from the community relating to the event’s Traffic and Transport Management Plan in Wisewould Street and Duncan Street, Flemington.
All community and internal feedback received during the duration of the Melbourne Cup Carnival has been collated and distributed to the Victoria Racing Club for their review and consideration. The aim of this initiative is to make continuous improvements to any future Traffic and Transport Management Plans. As part of this feedback Council officers’ recommendations centred around the following items:
· Improvements that can be made to future Traffic and Transport Management Plans.
· Need for the appointed Traffic and Transport Management consultant and contractor to undertake an audit of all signs installed prior to commencement of events.
· Key areas of focus for parking patrols and enforcement activities.
· Advocacy improvements to public transport arrangements and access for local community.
· The introduction and promotion of a Melbourne Cup Resident Hotline.
· Requests to improve information provided within the community notification letters and other publications (e.g. website).
Nature Strip Landscaping Guidelines
At the 25 July 2023 Council Meeting, Council resolved to endorse Draft Nature Strip Landscaping Guidelines for community engagement. A final version of the Guidelines has now been prepared and is in the draft agenda for the next Council Meeting 28 November 2023.
The original premise for change was that community members raised the issue that Council’s Nature Strip Landscaping Policy (2018) was restrictive. An internal review by officers supported the observation that it was very difficult for residents to qualify for a permit to garden on the nature strip. A simpler Guideline was proposed to provide a blanket coverage of what Council will allow to be undertaken on the nature strip without the need for a permit. This was endorsed by Council in July for the purpose of undertaking community engagement.
Community consultation in August this year resulted in over 160 participants completing the survey, with 80% supporting the Guidelines. Feedback has resulted in minor changes to the documents. The upcoming Council report will propose that the 2018 policy document be rescinded. The new Guidelines will then be placed online.
Have a great week.
Ngoon godjin (Thank you) and kind regards,
Rose
Cr Dr Rose Iser (She/Her)
Myrnong Ward Councillor
Moonee Valley City Council
Phone: 0428 326 431 Email: riser@mvcc.vic.gov.au
Moonee Valley City Council respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which Moonee Valley is located – the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People of the Kulin Nation; and we pay respect to their Spirits, Ancestors, Elders and their Community Members past and present. Council also extends this respect to other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples who call Moonee Valley home.