ACHIEVEMENTS

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  - Finalisation of construction and opening of Glenroy Neighbourhood Community Centre – including Community Hall, Glenroy Neighbour Learning Centre, Moreland Community Health Centre and provision of Maternal and Child Health.

- Implementation of the travel smart work places programme to encourage sustainable transport use has continued to reduce Moreland workers car dependence.

- The former Kodak site in Coburg is a key strategic redevelopment site Council has undertaken substantial work in developing draft objectives to the redevelopment of the site.

- Worked with the State Government to re-open the former Moreland City College for educational purposes.

- Ongoing support for environmental education programmes eg CERES, Moreland energy foundation.

- Creation of green tourism trail as part of the Moreland tourism strategy.

- Maintain capital works budget for shopping centre improvements.

- Lobby the State Government to open two new police stations within the City of Moreland in Brunswick and Fawkner.

- Achieve 10% reduction in numbers on the home care waiting list.

- Secure funding and the re-opening of Coburg swimming pool.

- Provide weekly domestic garbage and recycling collection, fortnightly green wast collection, yearly kerb side hard waste collection.

- Purchased the former Bi-Lo supermarket (now Coles) to assist delivering Council’s vision for central Coburg.

- Completion of Harmony Park in Gaffney Street.

- Work with all levels of Government and advocate for the adequate provision of aged care services within the municipality.

- Completed the structure plan for Coburg and preparing structure plans for Brunswick and Glenroy.

- Completed major upgrade projects at Jones Park.

- New neighbourhood House in Gowanbrae.

- New skate park in Coburg and Fawkner.

- Saved the Brunswick Gym.

- Twelve new social housing units in Fawkner and eight at Coburg.

- Successfully lead a campaign to increase HACC service funding.

- Maintain a sustainable financial base by following the five year financial plan.

- Reconstructed Mark Street, Ballarat Street, Boase, M\errifield, Sussex, Albion, Harding and now O’Hea’s Street.

- Worked with four schools to set up – walking school bus programme.

- New bike lanes across the city.

- Significantly improved access across the city for people with a disability.

- Easier, greener and smarter waste management.

- Reduced council’s green house emissions.

- Centralised depot operations for greater efficiency and service levels.

- Maintaining sport grounds by planting drought tolerant grasses at seven reserves.

- Development of a new facility for the Performing Arts Centre in Box Forrest College.

- Council has developed the Integrated Electronic Technologies (IETEC) which is an excellent service and will ensure better outcomes for council and residents.

- Council introduced new on line lodgement and processing system for land sub-divisions.

- Construction of the Upfield shared path from Boundary Road to Box Forrest Road.

- Council adopted the Coburg initiative.

- Fund programme of upgrading senior citizens centre.

- Saved Newlands Senior Citizens from demolition.

- Saved Melville Rd and Bell Street car park from becoming a site for developers.

- Lobbied for Bunnings to remain in the City after their potential closure of the store on the corner of Gaffney & Sussex Streets and will now be relocated to a new site in Gaffney Street with other major retailers such Clive Peters and Office works and Harvey Norman.