News from the Chamber – March 2024

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An update from the most recent Council Meeting that took place on 19 March 2024. More information is available at 2024 Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes.  Planning Activity Update and Delegate Decisions including Planning Scheme Amendment Update – February 2024 This report provided Council with an update on: The status of Planning Permit Applications in […]

News from the Chamber – February 2024

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An update from the most recent Council Meeting that took place on 20 February 2024. More information is available at 2024 Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes. Planning Activity Update and Delegate Decisions including Planning Scheme Amendment Update – December 2023 and January 2024 This report provided Council with an update on: The status of Planning […]

Brimbank’s new electoral boundaries

Brimbank;s new electoral boundaries

The Victoria Government has put into effect the recommendations from electoral structure reviews for 39 councils to comply with the Local Government Act 2020. The Brimbank City Council electoral structure will change to a single-member ward structure. Brimbank will have a subdivided electoral structure of 11 wards, each represented by one councillor, totalling 11 councillors. […]

Municipal monitors appointed to Brimbank Council

Important news

The Minister for Local Government, the Hon Melissa Horne MP, has announced that two Municipal Monitors have been appointed to Brimbank City Council under section 179 of the Local Government Act 2020. The appointment of Ms Janet Dore and Ms Penelope Holloway as monitors is to guide good governance and provide a report to the Minister […]

Share your thoughts and ideas on our draft Community Engagement Policy

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We are reviewing our Community Engagement Policy and would love your feedback. Your views are important in informing Council decisions, projects, policies and plans. The Policy will guide us on how we ask for your views on a range of local priorities. We want to ensure that all engagement we do is: meaningful transparent aligned to best […]

Tell us what’s important for you to live and age well

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Council is asking for feedback on what community members think is important for them to live and age well in Brimbank. The delivery and funding of support services for older people and people with disabilities is changing. The Australian Government is: reforming the aged care service system and reviewing the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). […]

News from the Chamber – October 2023

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An update from the most recent Council Meeting that took place on 17 October 2023. More information is available at 2023 Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes. Planning Activity Update and Delegate Decisions and Planning Scheme Amendments Update – September 2023 The report provided Council with an update on: The status of planning permit applications and […]

Brimbank City Council electoral structure review

Response submissions open for electoral structure review of Brimbank City Council The electoral structure of Brimbank City Council is being reviewed and you can have a say. Brimbank City Council is being reviewed by an electoral representation advisory panel, supported by the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC). The panel will consider: the appropriate number of councillors […]

News from the Chamber – September 2023

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An update from the most recent Council Meeting that took place on 19 September 2023. More information is available at 2023 Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes. Governance Report September 2023 Council considered a summary of recent Governance activity. This included a report on the exercise of delegated authority, Councillor Representatives and delegates reports from committees […]

Be Bold Festival is back!

Be Bold Festival 2023 on Saturday 7 October from 11am to 5pm

Brimbank Council’s Be Bold Festival returns with a fun-filled day of arts, culture and creativity on Saturday 7 October 2023. There will be music from the Brimbank Multicultural Community Choir celebrating 20 years with a special performance, the Mexican sounds of the Sin Frontera Band, and yu can dance to the beat with Burundian Drumming […]