Your wrap-up of Moonee Valley City Council Meeting | February 25, 2025

Missed the Moonee Valley City Council Meeting on Tuesday, 25 February? We’ve got you covered.

Below is a brief summary of the key items discussed at the meeting.

Remember: you can attend Council Meetings in-person or tune into the livestream via the MVCC website. The video recording remains available at the conclusion of the meeting, as do Agendas and Minutes from past meetings.

Capital works and financial performance in spotlight

Councillors were presented the Capital Works Report for the quarter ending December 2024, noting the more than $18.5 million worth of capital works carried out across Moonee Valley so far this financial year. Sports ground upgrades, car parks, playspace improvements, tree planting programs and new library books are among many different capital works projects underway across the municipality.

Councillors also received and noted the quarterly financial performance update, and approved a variation to our contract with a panel of civil works contractors that work to ensure the good functioning of: 411 kilometres of local roads, 486 kilometres of drainage pipes, 23,000 drainage pits, and 885 kilometres of pathways. While the cost of maintaining these road, transport and drainage assets fluctuates year to year based on what the community tells us is needed, the approved contract variation still aligns with the already approved long-term budget allocation for these works.

New approach to Councillor health and safety

A new Councillor Occupational Health and Safety Policy was endorsed on Tuesday.

The policy sets out both Councillors’ and the organisation’s obligations in respect to occupational health and safety, and provides Councillors guidelines on how to respond to various scenarios that may arise in a work setting.

Councillors to advocate for Moonee Valley on national stage

Provisions were made for Councillors wanting to attend the Australian Local Government Association National General Assembly of Local Government. Held annually in Canberra, the ALGA event is an opportunity for Councillors from across Australia to meet, collaborate and advocate to the Federal Government for the needs of their communities.

Petitions for change

Council was presented with two community petitions at the February 25 meeting.

Ten traders and 85 customers have petitioned Council for parking changes outside the Telstra building on the corner of Aberdeen and Buckley Streets. They have instead called for two or three-hour restrictions on parking during business hours.

Council also received a petition requesting upgrades to Bradshaw Street Reserve Park, including a basketball half-court.

The two petitions will be followed up by Moonee Valley City Council.

Call to support Councils experiencing online abuse

Council also resolved to submit to the Municipal Association of Victoria a motion for consideration at that organisation’s State Council in May. The motion calls on the MAV to:

• support Councils in condemning the personal abuse directed at individuals, and misinformation about Councils, employees and Councillors, conveyed regularly online by Council Watch Victoria Inc.
• write to the President of Council Watch Victoria Inc. about concerns regarding unreasonable conduct of its organisation
• support Councils writing to the Victorian Electoral Commission, Minister for Local Government and Minister for Government Services asking for consideration of whether Council Watch Victoria Inc. meets the definition of a third-party campaigner organisation under the Electoral Act 2002. The motion also asks that MAV advocates to the Electoral Matters Committee and other relevant bodies in support of truth in political advertising laws in Victoria.

To watch the Council Meeting, or to read the Agenda and Reports, visit our Council Meetings webpage.