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Moonee Valley delivering Advocacy Strategy

Published on Friday, 17 March 2023
Artist statement: Tommy Day  The background colours are representative of country, from the greenery of the trees stretching across the underlying layer of beneath country depicted by the orange tones. The striking blue represents water with the striking hint of pink you see in the sunrise and sunset. The white represents ochre, a natural resource important to ceremony. The circular design floating across the pink and orange signifies the community of Ascot Vale, interconnected and spreading across the landscape. I have included Bunjil (Eagle) and Waa (Crow), spirit birds, holding knowledge of all things. Powerful representations of Wurundjeri's past, present and future. The gum leaves flowing throughout the piece signify the planting of the seeds of knowledge, ongoing and never ending.  All together, this piece represents the knowledge of country and the knowledge of self, the coming together of community to share and exchange knowledge. Tommy Day III Gunditjmara Wemba Wemba  Yorta Yorta

Moonee Valley City Council has released its first Advocacy Report, outlining the progress made towards its key advocacy priorities in 2022, including securing a commitment from the Victorian Government to deliver a train station in Keilor East/Airport West.

Council’s Advocacy Strategy 2022-2025 identifies the community’s top priorities, where Council seeks the support of other stakeholders. In 2022, Council was successful in securing the following outcomes:

  • An election commitment from the Victorian Government to build a new train station in on the border of Keilor East, Airport West and Keilor Park by 2029 as part of Melbourne’s new airport rail line
  • Funding via election commitment from the Australian Government to support the restoration of Moonee Ponds Creek
  • Funding from the Victorian Government for local school improvements in Moonee Valley
  • Funding from the Victorian Government’s Living Libraries Infrastructure Program to refurbish and expand Ascot Vale Library
  • Funding from the Victorian and Australian Government to support extensive live music and events across the municipality
  • Critical planning controls to be introduced by the Victorian Government across our three main waterways – Steele Creek, Maribyrnong River and Moonee Ponds Creek
  • Funding from the Victorian Government for the planting of trees to grow our tree canopy, and
  • Funding from the Australian Government to support our local employment and leadership programs for women from migrant and refugee backgrounds in Moonee Valley.

Mayor of Moonee Valley, Pierce Tyson, said Council was excited to see some major outcomes achieved in its first year of delivering on its Advocacy Strategy.

“Moonee Valley is a great area for people to live, work and play with a diverse community and wonderful community culture – but we need to secure ongoing investment from the state and federal government as our landlocked municipality works hard to deliver the services and facilities our growing population needs.”

“Now we have government’s settled after last year’s elections, we will be working hard to advocate in 2023 to achieve more good outcomes for Moonee Valley,” Mayor Tyson said.

Visit mvcc.vic.gov.au/advocacy to view the Advocacy Report 2022 and the Advocacy Strategy 2022-2025.

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