My Achievements
- 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 waste collection, yearly kerbside 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, Merrifield, 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.
