Lobbying Efforts

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Mar 13, 20222 min

14% Councillor Pay Rise as VIRT Sanctions Sly Super

Last week (March 10 2022) homeowners across Victoria vented furiously in media forums against a generous 14% pay rise dished out to...

Mar 11, 20222 min

Councillors Grab Double-Digit Payrises from Ratepayers

Councillors across Victoria have been awarded backdated payrises roughly seven times more than their local ratepayers in the inaugural...

Mar 11, 20222 min

Minister Consults Council Staff on New Bill to Help Residents Struggling with Rate Bills

Local Government Minister Shaun Leane has turned to the Australian Services Union (ASU) and the Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)...

Mar 10, 20222 min

MPs Vote to Hide Rate Waivers for Homeowners

Local Government Minister Shaun Leane has refused to support Legislation to ensure Councils tell ratepayers they can apply for rate cuts...

Feb 22, 20223 min

LGV Inflicts Cancel Culture on Ratepayers in Council Culture Review

Local Government Victoria’s discussion paper on Council Culture prepared by PWC is an ironic symbol of everything wrong with Local...

Feb 22, 20222 min

Still Waiting for Waivers 19 years after Section 171(A)

State MPs are still sweeping the whole issue of waivers for ratepayers under the carpet, 19 years after the Local Government Act in...

Feb 14, 20222 min

MPs Omit Ratepayers from Fee Relief -Again

Lower House MPs amended the Local Government Act and the Financial Management Act last week and failed to provide rate relief in either...

Oct 21, 20213 min

RPV Calls for CPI Rate Rise Limit

Ratepayers Victoria has urged the Essential Services Commission to limit Council revenue increases to the Consumer Price Index because...