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Good evening and welcome to tonight's

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meeting of Port Phillip Council. There's

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a few items of interest  this evening.

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So, it's great to see so many members of

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our community attending. Thank you for

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taking the time to attend one of our

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council meetings.  in opening

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tonight's meeting, I do want to

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acknowledge our traditional owners and

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custodians of the Kulin Nation and pay

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our respects to their legacy, spiritual

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connection to land, sea, and country

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here across the city of Port Phillip.

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There's a lot we can learn from 

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traditional methods in terms of caring

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for land, caring for sea, caring for the

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environment. It's always something I'd

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like to be mindful of in my duties as

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a councelor.

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 tonight's meeting will be conducted

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in hybrid style and it is streamed by

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council's webcast page and thank you to

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those of us that join online as well.

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and that is cast via webcast as well as

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also Facebook live. Streams and

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recordings of council meetings are

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copyrighted and cannot be altered,

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reproduced or republished without the

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permission of council.

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I'm not sure why anyone would want to

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republish council meetings, but  they

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are copyrighted materials apparently.

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If we do experience any technical

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difficulties this evening, we will

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adjourn tonight's meeting for a short

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time to resolve those technical

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challenges, but so far it's all clear.

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So well done. There's a software upgrade

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in between as well. So well done getting

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through that. And I do remind members

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and counselors and members of the

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gallery that anyone addressing council

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must extend due courtesy and respect to

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council and the processes under which we

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operate and must take direction from the

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chair, that's me, whenever called on to

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do so. So please any speakers remain

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respectful and statements or questions

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must not be defamatory, offensive or

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objectionable aimed at embarrassing a

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counselor or a member of council staff

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or relate to a matter outside the powers

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of council. And also as we kick off the

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formal proceedings  please do not

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approach counselors at our desks 

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during the meeting. If there's any

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documentation, any handouts that you

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wish to distribute to counselors, please

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provide that to our governance team.

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They're on my right, to your left, by

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the door, and they'll be able to

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distribute any handouts on your behalf.

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And of course, in the unlikely event of

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an emergency, please follow the

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direction of the emergency wardens and

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governance staff once again by the door

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there.

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All right, we've gone through the

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opening statements. So, councilors, do

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we have any apologies for tonight's

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agenda?

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No apologies. We're all here. Welcome

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back, councelor Thomann. And  we have

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received a request for a leave of

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absence  via councelor Crawford. So,

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I'd like councilors if someone would

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like to move the motion that council

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grants a leave of absence to councelor

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Crawford  for the period of 17th of

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March to the 26th of March. That is

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moved. Councelor Halliday. Seconded.

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Councelor Cunsolo.

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 this is a procedural motion, so we'll

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put it to a vote

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and all those in favor

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that is carried unanimously.

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Yeah, the motion is carried.

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We have our minutes of the previous

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meeting of the council meeting held on

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the 4th of February. They have been

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circulated. Are there any questions in

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relation to those minutes?

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No questions. Well done to the minute

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takers.

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 in which case we shall be putting

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that to a motion to confirm the minutes.

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Do we have a mover? Oh, tough

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competition there. Moved. Deputy Mayor

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seconded. Councelor Thomann.

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That once again is procedural. So let's

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put it to a vote. All those in favor

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that is carried unanimously.

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Declarations of conflicts of interest.

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 Does any counselor have a conflict

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of interest in a matter being discussed

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at tonight's meeting?

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Yes, councelor Jay.

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I'm not sure where to report this, but

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 I do have a little bit of a conflict

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with the age care that we'll be dealing

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with. Did you want me to James is it?

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We can mention that at the time of the

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report, but yes  that has been noted

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councelor Jay and thank you for raising

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it. Thank

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No other declarations of interest in

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which case  we will move on now to a

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condolence motion that is before us this

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evening.  condolence motion has been

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added to tonight's agenda in to honor

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the memory of Tina or Athena Milopoulos. 

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she was a beloved president of the Port

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Melbourne Greek Community Senior

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Citizens Club who unfortunately passed

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away in November 2025 last year. Tina

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led the club  with dedication, warmth,

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and a deep commitment to the well-being

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of its 60 members, supporting the

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group's more than 20 year legacy of

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providing social connection, positive

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aging activities, community meals, and

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cultural celebration.

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By background,  Tina was born on the

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13th of December 1952. Raised in a Greek

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Macedonian family in Ascotvale. grew

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up surrounded by tradition, community,

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and a strong sense of cultural values.

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She later married, raised three

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children, and moved into Port Melbourne.

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She built a loving home by the bay, and

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remained deeply connected to her Greek

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Macedonian heritage. Reconnecting with

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the Port Melbourne Greek Community

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Senior Citizens Club, it gave Tina a

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long awaited sense of belonging. And

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when she became president 5 years ago,

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she embraced the role with with pride,

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leadership, and a genuine love for her

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community.

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The club became her second family, a

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place where she honored her roots,

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supported others, and shared the joy of

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Greek culture. Her kindness, generosity,

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and unwavering spirit strengthened the

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community she cared so deeply for. Her

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legacy will, of course, live on in the

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Port Melbourne Greek community that she

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served with devotion, dignity, and love.

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Councilors, I seek someone to move the

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motion that council express its deep

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regret on the passing of Tina Milopoulos,

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offers its sincere condolences to her

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family, and places on record

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appreciation for her service to the City

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of Port Phillip. Who wishes to move?

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Move councelor Cunsolo seconded

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councelor Jay we'll put the motion

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to Does the mover wish to speak? Second

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wish to speak.

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Yep. Please, Councelor Jay.

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 the the Greek community is a very 

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important beloved part of Port Phillip.

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They really helped  create the 

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history that makes us who we are today.

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 Eharisto to Athena  and all the

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work that she did in this community. She

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was a very well-loved member and 

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we look forward to the legacy

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continuing. So, thank you and and God

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bless. Thank you councelor Jay for those

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touching words. Any other councelor wish

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to speak to the condolence motion before

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us?

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In which case we shall put the motion to

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a vote or those in favor

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that is carried unanimously.

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All right. Now we get to public question

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time and submissions.

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So, we'll now hear all public questions

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and submissions on report items. So, by

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way of background, under council's

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governance rules, public questions can

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only be asked about items not on the

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agenda. That's why we separate public

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questions and submissions to agenda

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items. So, public questions tonight will

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be referred to an officer for a

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response. If you're speaking to an

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agenda item, a counselor may wish to

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take those questions up on your behalf

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when we get to that item in the council

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report. And just a reminder to please

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not disclose another individual's

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personal or confidential information.

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So, please don't disclose someone's

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name, address, or piece of information

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that is not publicly available.

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 in the unfortunate incident that

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someone doesn't take the direction of

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the chair then we do have discretion as

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council to remove that person from the

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meeting.

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So  public questions we will start

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with Frank Artuso come on down

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and just a reminder that we have 2

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minutes  per question and  the timer

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is working so I will be chairing it down

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to the exact second. You're always very

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good.  Frank, so over to you. Two

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minutes starting with your name and

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suburb.

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Frank Artus Albert Park. Question one.

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Aside from Alice Ster Creekwood main

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drain duplication  project, what is

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the current condition and operational

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status of the other 11 drains entering

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Port Philip Bay managed by the city of

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Port Phillip. Question 2. A. Council has

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allocated $8 million over five years for

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drain maintenance as advised at last

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year's council meeting on the 5th of

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February 2025. Is this allocation being

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affected by any inflationary cost

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pressures and have any emerging risks or

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deteriorating drain conditions been

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identified that may challenge the

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adequacy of this budget? B. Does the

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Barack Beacon housing project have any

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direct to in indirect impact on the

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Barack road drain including capacity,

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condition or maintenance requirements?

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Question three, having all have all

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drains under council management been

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subject to full CCTV inspections or

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equivalent investigative assessment? If

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not, which drains have not yet been

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fully assessed? Question four, how many

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fully constructed and operational gross

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pollutant traps, GPTs, are currently in

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the city of Port Phillip? My

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understanding is 19. B what performance

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metrics are used to assess the

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effectiveness of GPTs  post

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installation  that is  pollutant

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capture rates maintenance of 

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maintenance frequency cost efficiency. C

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what is the average installation cost of

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a GPT noting that site conditions

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influence final costs. Question five.

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Nearly six months ago, after the

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allocation $2 million in federal

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government funding under the resilient

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asset management and investment Rammy

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initiative, has council A selected a

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specific system or tool and B

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implemented it to assess and manage an

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an identified high-risk flood asset.

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Hold on, you had 20 seconds spare. Thank

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you, Frank. And we will be directing the

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response to Paul Wood, the acting

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general manager of city infrastructure.

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Over to you, Paul.

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Thank you for the questions Frank and

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three mayor. I'll respond to them under

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the one to five  points. So in

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response to question one, a review of

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the city of Port Phillips asset

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management database indicates that the

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drains discharging into Port Philip Bay

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are currently assessed as functional,

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structurally sound, and operating within

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their expected performance parameters.

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In relation to question 2A, council's

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5-year, $8 million drainage maintenance

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allocation is being pressured by

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inflation with a particular risk being

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the rising cost of disposing of

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contaminated soil that surrounds drains.

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Um, despite these cost increases, no new

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signs of widespread deterioration have

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been identified in the drainage network.

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The budget is still adequate for the

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current program, but continued inflation

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may reduce how much work we can be can

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be delivered on the drainage network

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over time. But this will be a matter

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that will factor in  as part of  our

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budget planning.  in terms of 2B, 

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Barack Beacon housing was approved by

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state government. It is understood that

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a requirement was that any water

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discharged is managed within the land.

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While there may be some indirect impact

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on the barrack  road  drain, at this

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stage we expect this to operate within

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capacity limitations. Council as part of

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that um have encouraged water sensitive

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urban design  measures within the

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development to further reduce any

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impacts.

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 in relation to question three,

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council has around 25,000 assets

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essential for managing storm water

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runoff which are assessed via cyclical

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inspections. We do not have  CCTV

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inspections of the whole network, but we

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do have a planned and a reactive

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approach to continue to improve our data

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and to  reflect on  the situation

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that we have at the moment.  in

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relation to question 4A, you are

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correct. There are 19 gross pollutant

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traps in Port Phillip. In relation to

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4B,  gross pollutant traps are

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inspected every 3 months or after

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significant rain events. officers

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measure the amount of litter, debris and

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sediment within the units which are

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cleared out um when they reach 70%

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capacity. In relation to 4C, each gross

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pollutant trap varies in both its design

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and characteristics and therefore it's

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difficult to place an average  on the

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cost of  the  gross pollutant traps

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for the sites. Um we're happy to do

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offline a breakdown um of some of the

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more indicative costs.  in relation to

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qu  question five, the federal

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government um funding of $2 million is

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to be used for the delivery of  the

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resilient asset management and

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investment initiative across nine

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councils including city of Port Phillip.

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At this stage the RAMY initiative um no

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system or tool has been selected. The

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project is currently in what we say as

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phase one, which runs until July 2026

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and is focused on identifying the key

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gaps, needs, and opportunities across

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the nine participating M9 councils. The

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procurement and selection of tools will

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not occur until phase two when the

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project team begins developing a

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consistent framework and supporting

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tools for use across all councils.

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Because the project is still in the

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discovery and assessment stage, no tool

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has been implemented and no specific

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high-risisk flood asset um has yet been

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assessed using a RAM supported method.

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Phase 2, which runs through to the end

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of 2027, will develop the um and test

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the tools that will ultimately support

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councils in assessing and managing

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climate and flood risks from both

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financial and asset management

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perspectives.

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Thank you.  next speaker is online.

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Clear mayor, , you are two minutes.

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We'll start

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with your name and suburb if you're

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there.

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Thank you, Mayor Cle from St. Kilda.

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I've got question one and two. Question

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one, Grief Street near Vale Graffiti and

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Street Camping. Can council advise the

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approximate annual cost of repeatedly

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removing or painting over the highly

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offensive graffiti that appears almost

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daily on Grief Street property? What

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action is council t currently taking in

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relation to ongoing street camping in

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this location? Has council formally

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engaged with the property owners to

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develop a proactive solution rather than

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relying on reactive graffiti removal and

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cleanup? We understand the graffiti

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budget is almost  500k isn't

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constantly cleaning um a reactive waste

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of money that could be spent elsewhere.

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That was question one.

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And your do you have a further question,

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Cla?

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Oh, I do. Yes, there. Yes, a different

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one. , question two. Thank you, mayor.

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Question two, Grimestoppers St. Kilder

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is um is inquiring about community

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funding and support. Grimestoppers St

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Kilder is a grassroots volunteer group

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independently cleaning graffiti, litter

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picking, cleaning public bins to approve

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amenity and restore community pride.

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We're fully self-funded and currently

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covering all equipment and supply costs

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ourselves. Can council advise what

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practical funding pathways, small

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grants, or inind support are available

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to assist volunteer groups like ours?

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And how can council simplify access to

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support community-led initiatives

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delivering tangible local outcomes? What

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are council doing to help small groups

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like ours? We have absolutely no

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intention of getting an ABN nor $20

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million in public liability insurance.

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We're five ladies and we think we're

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doing good for our community.

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Thank you, CLA. And I may you may have

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mentioned it, but I might have missed

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it. If you could just mention your

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suburb as well.

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Oh, sorry, St. Kilda.

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Thank you. And my apologies if I missed

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it. Thank you, CLA. Over to Christine

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Denny, our manager of community building

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and inclusion for the response. Well,

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back to Paul, sorry, Paul Wood as acting

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general manager of city infrastructure.

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Thank you, Mayor. I will take question

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one and Christine will take question

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two. Great.

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Um, so in relation to question one,

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council's annual budget for graffiti

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move removal is um $420,000.

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We do not allocate costs by suburb or by

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property as our operations are organized

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around program works, reactive

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responses, and the removal of offensive

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graffiti. This approach allows council

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to remain flexible and adjust our

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programs  as emerging hotspots arise.

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Um as all local governments have been

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affected by increasing graffiti. 

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council's council removes graffiti from

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all council owned assets. Council does

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not remove graffiti from private

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property unless   there is a certain

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particular circumstance where council

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has  been provided firstly with

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landover owner consent. Council  in

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relation to the grave street property

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has  been working with the land owner

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to address this matter.

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 through you may thank you cla for

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your question. I'll respond to question

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two. Council acknowledges and greatly

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appreciated appreciates the contribution

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that volunteer groups like Grimestoppers

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Ster make to local amenity and community

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pride. Your commitment to removing

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graffiti, collecting litter, and helping

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keep public spaces clean provides real

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value to the St. Kilder community, and

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we thank you for your time and resources

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you invest to support groups like yours.

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Council offers several pathways for

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assistance. This includes access to

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council's community  grants program

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which can be utilized through an opus

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organization if a group does not have an

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ABN or public liability insurance.

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Opusing enables informal volunteer

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groups to access funds while ensuring

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council meets its governance and risk

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management obligations. Officers can

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assist you in finding a suitable opus

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partner. Further, the current grants

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opportunities include the quick response

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grants program, which is open now and

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provides up to $2,000 for small

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community projects, and the annual

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community grants program, which will

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open later in the year for larger

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initiatives. We also encourage you to

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subscribe to council's community sector

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newsletter to stay informed about

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grants, training, and other  support

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opportunities. And for further guidance

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or assistant, you can contact council's

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grants and funding team who are

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available to support communityled

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initiatives like yours.

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Thank you. And our next  question is

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from Angel Lee. Your two minutes will

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start, Angel with your name and suburb.

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And Angel's joining us virtually as

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well.

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We're

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just waiting on getting that resolved.

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Hello.

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Hello, Angel. Your two minutes will

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start with your name and suburb. And

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thank you for joining us this evening.

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We'll test it again.

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H?

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Can you prompt her again? Otherwise,

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we'll come back to that.

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Angel, we're unable to hear you. Could

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you just try unmuting, please?

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Yep. All right. But, um, what we'll do

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is come back to you, Angel. So we'll

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jump to

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we had two public submissions in

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relation to item 11.1 the South

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Melbourne market strategic plan.

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We'll jump to

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and burn if you're here in the gallery.

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Yes.

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Welcome.

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 your once again two minutes starting

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with your name and suburb and then  a

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statement in or question in relation to

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the item before you. Welcome.

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 thank you mayor. I was waiting to be

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after after the

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age care people so I'm not quite ready

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yet.

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Um my name is Thank you very much for

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allowing me to speak this evening. My

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name is Anne Burn and I want to speak

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about the one particular thing about the

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South Melbourne market strategic plan.

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I'll say something else first. It's

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pleasing to see the local community is

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the primary audience target in the plan,

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but it's really disappointing to see

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that we are just an engagement target. I

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would think that the plan should really

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specify that the market is for the needs

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of local.

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But the more important or should I say

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it's more important, but a more

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important thing is the plan does not

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mention food security or affordable

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food. We request that council

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considering consider adding an

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additional purpose something like to

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contribute to meeting the food security

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needs of vulnerable of vulnerable local

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community members and also add to

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priority one which is a thriving market

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including improving the food security of

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vulnerable local community members.

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I recognize that there is a program

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already at the market for distributing

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unsold food. However, by embedding it

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within the strategic fl plan would show

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its importance and let the community

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know that the council is really

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interested in everybody, particularly

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those who cannot afford to buy

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additional food.

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It's important to recognize that there

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are people in our community who cannot

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afford to buy food and a market is the

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perfect place where there can be

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additional food

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given to those people or or or within

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the current program.

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Seeing my I've got a bit more time. I'd

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also think that like the South Melbourne

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market to actually think about the word

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curating to make sure that they are in

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fact create curating the market. They

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said they're going to create the market

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stalls.

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I had a quite en was a joyous experience

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in the end end when I couldn't find the

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egg stall to find that had moved be

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between the cookies and the lollies well

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away from

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the rest of the food and can I only time

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curating be logical.

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Yep.

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And to assist people.

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Thank you.

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Thank you.

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And  next speaker on this item is Bill

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Mccclaclin Olan rather joining us

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virtually.

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 thank you very much Mr. Mayor. My

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comments are very similar to the

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previous speaker. I note that in the

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strategic plan for the market it refers

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to local throughout. For example,

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priority one is to meet the needs of the

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local community. But then the plan is

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very unsatisfactory in how it

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understands and defines local and

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particular in its failure to specify how

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the needs of a core section of locals

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which are those people on low income

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struggling to afford food how they will

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be  how their needs are understood and

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met by the  strategic plan.

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A note under section 5.13

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which is feedback to the draft purpose

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 process that happened to develop this

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and I quote it says many highlighted

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price and affordability missing from the

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proposed market purpose which was the

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draft purpose. Following that is a

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section called outcome and I quote again

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price and affordability are important in

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the retail mix and needs to be balanced

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with quality care and knowledge from

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local experienced traders. End of quote.

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Um what does that mean? I struggle to

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understand what that means. More

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particularly,

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it is ambiguous about what the plan will

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actually do to address price and

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affordability because there is no

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mention anywhere in the plan of this

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as a council own facility. How is this

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plan going to prevent our market from

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becoming like Pan Market which is now an

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expensive boutique food experience?

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They need to take into account food

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affordability and food security and

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recognize that council has a

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responsibility for social equity.

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Increasingly, food security is

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understood as a basic right and it's

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being picked up elsewhere. It's

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regrettable this plan does not do that.

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I recognize the plan is in its final

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stage, but I would strongly request that

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council consider how it will rectify

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this very, very significant omission.

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Thank you for your attention.

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Thank you, Bill. And if you could just

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close with your suburb too, please.

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, sorry, St. Kilder East.

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Thank you. Thank you very much, Bill.

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, so they were submissions to those

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items. So when we get to that item,

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councilors may wish to raise questions

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on on your behalf. , let's go back to

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Angel Lee.

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Any luck?

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Okay.

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Hello. Can you hear me?

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Yes. Hello, Angel. Welcome back. ,

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your two minutes will start with your

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name and suburb, please.

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Thank you. Angel Lee Elbert. My

00:26:03.440 --> 00:26:06.440
questions are regarding graffiti and I

00:26:06.799 --> 00:26:09.576
will add a bit of context first before

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the questions to help. sending a snap

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send solve of graffiti on power poles or

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any electrical assets are redirected to

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city power and power core. They

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themselves don't actually remove

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graffiti and therefore advise you to

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contact your local council. So the snap

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we send being the quickest and easiest

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way for many locals to do instantly

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doesn't ideally solve the issues. Local

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councils can have an arrangement called

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a memorandum of understanding the city

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power and power core in short called

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anou.

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This enables councils themselves to

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safely remove graffiti from electricity

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assets. Question one, do council have

00:26:56.400 --> 00:26:58.376
thisou?

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Question two, if not can council arrange

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thisou

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therefore allowing the snap send solve

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to stay within the council and not be

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directed to a service that doesn't do

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graffiti removal. Question three, have

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council in their graffiti plan looked at

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the benefit and cost of anti-graffiti

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paint or coating? Question four, if not

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would council please look at using this

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anti-graffiti paint. I believe some

00:27:29.039 --> 00:27:32.039
products are clear as well as it might

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be beneficial especially with properties

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such as the one in green street for

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which is regularly painted in a cream

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only to be graffitied over within

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seconds with some vile slogan. Thank

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you.

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Thank you Angel. and in your responses

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will be provided by Paul Wood acting

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general manager of city infrastructure.

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Over to you Paul.

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Thank you Angel for your questions. And

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three may city of Port Philip does not

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have a memorandum of understanding with

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city power. City power um are the asset

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owners of power poles across all local

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government areas. City power has

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historically provided graffiti removal

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services for their infrastructure.

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However, their current service levels do

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not align with the expectations of our

00:28:13.679 --> 00:28:15.576
community or the council service

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standards for graffiti removal. To

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address address this, Port Phillip

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officers are currently collaborating

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with nine other local government

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authorities  known as the M9 group of

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councils to advocate for a sectorwide

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memorandum of understanding. Our goal is

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to establish a consistent and improved

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service standard that better supports

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our communities and aligns with local

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government expectations, which is in

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which is consistent across Melbourne. 

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council r uses a range of different

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techniques to limit the impact of

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graffiti  um on land that we have

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within our control. This includes

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interventions such as the installation

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of street art murals um at highly hit

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locations, greening programs to obscure

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walls and enhance the local environment,

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adapting design and surface choices on

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infrastructure to deter tagging activity

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um which can include  anti-graffiti

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paint, improvements in lighting 

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including the use of modern  activated

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center lighting and programs to increase

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community engagement with and ownership

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of a public space. Thank you.

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Thank you.

00:29:20.080 --> 00:29:23.080
 we now have several speakers 

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speaking in relation to 8.1 the future

00:29:26.960 --> 00:29:29.960
for age care service delivery.

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We will start with Alonso Salonga who's

00:29:34.080 --> 00:29:37.080
joining us virtually.

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Alonso

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just asking to unmute.

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, Alfonso, if you could please unmute.

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Come back.

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All right, we'll come back. In which

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case, we will start this item with Rea

00:30:04.080 --> 00:30:07.080
Perry. Come on down.

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And once again, two minutes. Speaking to

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this agenda item, starting with your

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name and suburb, please. Rita Perry

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Elwood I'm here good evening counselor

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and thank you for listening. I'm here

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because the social group you are

00:30:24.559 --> 00:30:26.936
considering closing is not just an

00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:29.255
activity for my husband. It is his

00:30:29.279 --> 00:30:32.279
lifeline and mine. My husband has been

00:30:32.480 --> 00:30:35.480
unwell for 15 years. He cannot drive. I

00:30:35.760 --> 00:30:38.375
am the only one drives everywhere and

00:30:38.399 --> 00:30:40.616
I'm managing my own health challenges at

00:30:40.640 --> 00:30:43.336
the same time. When we moved him from

00:30:43.360 --> 00:30:46.056
Montana to Elwood, we opt for

00:30:46.080 --> 00:30:48.296
connection, but instead we become

00:30:48.320 --> 00:30:51.176
isolated. It speaks very little English

00:30:51.200 --> 00:30:53.816
and without this program, he struggle to

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mix with people or feel part of the

00:30:56.320 --> 00:30:58.216
community.

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This group has changed everything. For

00:31:01.120 --> 00:31:03.255
the first time in years, he found

00:31:03.279 --> 00:31:05.496
friends, people who share his

00:31:05.520 --> 00:31:08.216
background, his struggles, and his

00:31:08.240 --> 00:31:11.240
story. The community bus picks him up,

00:31:11.279 --> 00:31:13.576
takes him to exercise, swimming, air

00:31:13.600 --> 00:31:16.216
things around Melbour. These are things

00:31:16.240 --> 00:31:19.096
he simply cannot assess on his own.

00:31:19.120 --> 00:31:21.655
While he is there, I finally have a few

00:31:21.679 --> 00:31:24.535
hours to rest, to manage my own health,

00:31:24.559 --> 00:31:27.559
and to breathe. I know he is safe. I

00:31:28.399 --> 00:31:30.696
know he's cared for by staff who treat

00:31:30.720 --> 00:31:33.496
him with kindness and dignity. This

00:31:33.520 --> 00:31:36.456
program supports both of us. It keeps

00:31:36.480 --> 00:31:39.480
him mentally well and it keeps me going.

00:31:40.159 --> 00:31:42.456
If this service is taken away, we will

00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:44.616
go back to isolation. His mental health

00:31:44.640 --> 00:31:47.640
out will suffer.

00:31:51.360 --> 00:31:53.736
I'm asking you from the heart to please

00:31:53.760 --> 00:31:56.056
consider the real human cost of closing

00:31:56.080 --> 00:31:59.080
this program for family like it. It's

00:31:59.279 --> 00:32:01.976
not an optional, it is essential. Thank

00:32:02.000 --> 00:32:02.856
you.

00:32:02.880 --> 00:32:05.880
Thank you, Rita.

00:32:10.159 --> 00:32:13.159
And our next speaker will be Julian

00:32:13.200 --> 00:32:16.200
Graves.

00:32:29.679 --> 00:32:32.135
Thank you, Julian. And starting with

00:32:32.159 --> 00:32:34.216
your name and suburb. Good evening,

00:32:34.240 --> 00:32:36.456
Mayor Min and counselors. Thank you for

00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:39.480
your time. My name is Jillian Graves.

00:32:39.600 --> 00:32:42.600
I'm 88 years old. I'm almost totally

00:32:42.799 --> 00:32:45.799
blind and will be shortly.

00:32:48.480 --> 00:32:50.135
Sorry, I'm a bit nervous.

00:32:50.159 --> 00:32:53.159
It's okay.

00:32:53.760 --> 00:32:56.375
There's a maxim well known for happiness

00:32:56.399 --> 00:32:59.399
in old age. It is something to do,

00:32:59.600 --> 00:33:02.456
someone to do it with, and something to

00:33:02.480 --> 00:33:04.856
look forward to. And this is exactly

00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:07.495
what the social inclusion program does

00:33:07.519 --> 00:33:10.519
for us all today. They keep us happy.

00:33:10.799 --> 00:33:12.936
They make a program for us. They check

00:33:12.960 --> 00:33:15.895
it out. They encourage us to go during

00:33:15.919 --> 00:33:17.976
that time. They look after us. They care

00:33:18.000 --> 00:33:19.895
for our every need. They return us

00:33:19.919 --> 00:33:22.919
safely home. They introduce us to a wide

00:33:23.200 --> 00:33:25.336
range of friends. We don't all go to the

00:33:25.360 --> 00:33:27.576
same program every day. We go to

00:33:27.600 --> 00:33:29.895
different things that suit us. It keeps

00:33:29.919 --> 00:33:32.919
us keeps us happy. It keeps us in our

00:33:33.200 --> 00:33:36.135
own homes. It keeps us out of these

00:33:36.159 --> 00:33:39.159
phantom care care homes and age care

00:33:39.840 --> 00:33:42.696
support groups we just simply don't

00:33:42.720 --> 00:33:44.616
have.

00:33:44.640 --> 00:33:47.640
And who are these people? We are people

00:33:48.320 --> 00:33:51.176
of my age who are probably children of

00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:54.135
the first second world war. And we

00:33:54.159 --> 00:33:56.375
started work early. We wanted something

00:33:56.399 --> 00:33:59.399
better and people like me, we started

00:33:59.440 --> 00:34:02.440
work.  I enrolled very early for

00:34:02.559 --> 00:34:04.616
nursing school and work before it was

00:34:04.640 --> 00:34:07.336
legal and then I started at 18 and when

00:34:07.360 --> 00:34:10.055
I started my nursing training I started

00:34:10.079 --> 00:34:13.079
paying tax and I'm now 88 and I am still

00:34:14.480 --> 00:34:17.480
paying tax 70 years and when I got

00:34:17.679 --> 00:34:19.895
married we bought a house and we paid

00:34:19.919 --> 00:34:22.919
our council taxes. And now in my old age

00:34:24.079 --> 00:34:27.079
when I came to ask for some support 

00:34:28.399 --> 00:34:31.399
there simply wasn't any my age care they

00:34:31.599 --> 00:34:33.895
they've interviewed me assessed me and

00:34:33.919 --> 00:34:35.815
then professor Chu at the eye hospital

00:34:35.839 --> 00:34:38.216
was horrified that I had no care. He

00:34:38.240 --> 00:34:40.296
wrote to them both and also referred me

00:34:40.320 --> 00:34:42.776
to Vision Australia. They told me also

00:34:42.800 --> 00:34:44.776
they had no funds. They could not help

00:34:44.800 --> 00:34:47.335
me. I'm entitled to everything. Yep.

00:34:47.359 --> 00:34:49.176
Julian, we are at time. If you could

00:34:49.200 --> 00:34:51.256
please conclude.

00:34:51.280 --> 00:34:52.855
The only thing they were able to give

00:34:52.879 --> 00:34:55.655
me, Vision Australia finally gave me a

00:34:55.679 --> 00:34:56.456
lamp.

00:34:56.480 --> 00:34:57.095
Yep.

00:34:57.119 --> 00:35:00.119
70 years. 70 years of tax and council

00:35:00.160 --> 00:35:01.815
rates. And the only thing they can

00:35:01.839 --> 00:35:03.176
Thank you, Julian. We are at time.

00:35:03.200 --> 00:35:06.200
A lamp. And I'm blind.

00:35:10.960 --> 00:35:13.960
Adah Nadella is our next speaker.

00:35:27.119 --> 00:35:30.119
and after Ada will be Claire Forest.

00:35:32.160 --> 00:35:34.536
Adah, your two minutes will start with

00:35:34.560 --> 00:35:36.296
your name and suburb and thank you for

00:35:36.320 --> 00:35:37.016
joining us.

00:35:37.040 --> 00:35:40.040
Um, my name is Adah Nardella

00:35:40.160 --> 00:35:43.160
and I I live in um Elwood.

00:35:44.720 --> 00:35:46.296
That's my suburb,

00:35:46.320 --> 00:35:47.496
Upper Park.

00:35:47.520 --> 00:35:50.520
So, dear counselor and mayor and all the

00:35:51.119 --> 00:35:53.016
counselors,

00:35:53.040 --> 00:35:56.040
 I'm very concerned about  our

00:35:58.000 --> 00:36:00.856
social inclusion program coming to an

00:36:00.880 --> 00:36:03.880
end. It would be just devastating for us

00:36:05.040 --> 00:36:08.040
all because we've made friends and 

00:36:08.800 --> 00:36:11.800
the our

00:36:12.560 --> 00:36:15.335
the people who help us, they're

00:36:15.359 --> 00:36:18.359
wonderful. They pick us up with the bus

00:36:19.200 --> 00:36:22.200
and take us wherever we the program that

00:36:23.119 --> 00:36:24.936
we choose

00:36:24.960 --> 00:36:27.815
and  and they bring us home and safely

00:36:27.839 --> 00:36:30.839
and they always  help us get on and

00:36:30.880 --> 00:36:33.880
off the bus so so very well. And they're

00:36:36.240 --> 00:36:39.240
very careful and  um understanding and

00:36:41.040 --> 00:36:44.040
they, you know, very  respectful and

00:36:45.359 --> 00:36:48.359
 help us to get on and off the bus and

00:36:49.520 --> 00:36:51.815
bring us right home.

00:36:51.839 --> 00:36:54.839
And if  this was to stop, we'd be

00:36:55.200 --> 00:36:58.200
isolated and

00:36:58.640 --> 00:37:01.640
I'd get very depressed because we

00:37:01.680 --> 00:37:04.136
wouldn't be

00:37:04.160 --> 00:37:07.160
we wouldn't be um include mixing with

00:37:07.839 --> 00:37:08.936
other people

00:37:08.960 --> 00:37:11.496
which is wonderful. You know, I've made

00:37:11.520 --> 00:37:14.520
so many friends and I find very happy to

00:37:16.240 --> 00:37:18.296
because a lot of us wouldn't be able to

00:37:18.320 --> 00:37:20.776
drive anymore. We're all getting older

00:37:20.800 --> 00:37:23.800
and  um I I'm sure that all of you

00:37:26.640 --> 00:37:29.095
would like a program like this to keep

00:37:29.119 --> 00:37:32.119
going for your own elderly parents and

00:37:33.119 --> 00:37:36.119
 and friends.

00:37:36.160 --> 00:37:38.616
So please

00:37:38.640 --> 00:37:41.640
do keep it going because it is you know

00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:44.055
very essential for us all.

00:37:44.079 --> 00:37:45.976
Thank you Ada. Right on time too. Thank

00:37:46.000 --> 00:37:49.000
you.

00:37:55.359 --> 00:37:57.896
, next speaker, Claire Forest. If you

00:37:57.920 --> 00:37:59.176
could please start with your name and

00:37:59.200 --> 00:38:02.200
suburb and then your two minutes.

00:38:02.960 --> 00:38:04.856
My name is Claire Forest and I'm from

00:38:04.880 --> 00:38:06.616
Elwood.

00:38:06.640 --> 00:38:09.640
Um, I would like to thank you all for

00:38:10.000 --> 00:38:11.656
this opportunity to come and speak

00:38:11.680 --> 00:38:14.456
today. Um I think it's wonderful that

00:38:14.480 --> 00:38:17.480
everyone is here and so  concerned

00:38:17.760 --> 00:38:20.296
about what's going on. I would just like

00:38:20.320 --> 00:38:23.320
to bring um a little bit of balance into

00:38:23.440 --> 00:38:26.055
this argument. I'm sure we've arrived at

00:38:26.079 --> 00:38:29.079
this point because of budgets and etc.

00:38:30.079 --> 00:38:33.079
However, I'd like to bring forward that

00:38:33.760 --> 00:38:36.760
in a vibrant healthy society there's two

00:38:38.960 --> 00:38:41.736
um types of currency. One is the budget

00:38:41.760 --> 00:38:43.896
and the money and everything, but the

00:38:43.920 --> 00:38:46.776
other one is the currency of care. And

00:38:46.800 --> 00:38:49.176
the currency of care in a vibrant

00:38:49.200 --> 00:38:52.136
healthy society is actually the mortar

00:38:52.160 --> 00:38:55.160
in that holds the bricks and the society

00:38:55.599 --> 00:38:58.599
together. And what I'm saying is that if

00:38:58.720 --> 00:39:01.720
we unbalance the currencies and only

00:39:03.040 --> 00:39:05.656
look at the fiat money or the dollars

00:39:05.680 --> 00:39:07.815
and cents or whatever without looking at

00:39:07.839 --> 00:39:10.839
the currency of care, then that's when

00:39:10.880 --> 00:39:13.880
we as a whole society and a community

00:39:14.160 --> 00:39:17.160
are in strife. The other thing I'd like

00:39:18.240 --> 00:39:20.136
to say

00:39:20.160 --> 00:39:22.296
is

00:39:22.320 --> 00:39:25.320
more than ever um

00:39:25.680 --> 00:39:28.055
governments and people in governments

00:39:28.079 --> 00:39:30.856
and things like that are under scrutiny

00:39:30.880 --> 00:39:33.880
and it's very important that um we're

00:39:34.720 --> 00:39:37.720
seeing to be helping the community and

00:39:39.040 --> 00:39:41.656
from this point of view I would like to

00:39:41.680 --> 00:39:44.680
see a program initiated so that more

00:39:45.200 --> 00:39:48.200
people get to know about the program. I

00:39:49.119 --> 00:39:51.016
didn't know. I had to meet a woman in a

00:39:51.040 --> 00:39:53.176
street and I've just moved down here. I

00:39:53.200 --> 00:39:55.815
live here now from Queensland. I would

00:39:55.839 --> 00:39:57.815
not have known about this wonderful

00:39:57.839 --> 00:40:00.839
program if um I hadn't run into a woman

00:40:02.800 --> 00:40:05.656
in the street. Thank you very much.

00:40:05.680 --> 00:40:07.896
Thank you, Claire.

00:40:07.920 --> 00:40:09.656
Our

00:40:09.680 --> 00:40:12.680
next speaker is an ad vis.

00:40:19.920 --> 00:40:21.736
Good evening and once again starting

00:40:21.760 --> 00:40:23.335
with your name and suburb and then two

00:40:23.359 --> 00:40:23.815
minutes.

00:40:23.839 --> 00:40:26.536
Yes, my name is Anna Viceman and I live

00:40:26.560 --> 00:40:29.560
in St. Gilda and together with my

00:40:30.000 --> 00:40:33.000
husband Gregory, we worked very closely

00:40:33.200 --> 00:40:36.200
the city of Port Phillip for 30 years.

00:40:36.560 --> 00:40:39.560
We filmed and showed on television C31

00:40:41.520 --> 00:40:44.520
TV program Sputnik about a lot of events

00:40:44.880 --> 00:40:47.880
in the city. It made a big hype of these

00:40:48.079 --> 00:40:51.079
events. Unfortunately, 7 months ago, my

00:40:52.240 --> 00:40:55.240
husband passed away. We lived together

00:40:55.280 --> 00:40:58.280
for 35 years and for couple of months

00:40:58.960 --> 00:41:01.960
after his death, I was only crying. I

00:41:02.880 --> 00:41:05.880
could not I did not know what to do.

00:41:06.480 --> 00:41:09.480
But five months ago, I enrolled in the

00:41:09.839 --> 00:41:12.839
social support program and it really

00:41:12.960 --> 00:41:15.960
changed my life. I am very thankful to

00:41:16.160 --> 00:41:19.160
the whole team of this program. They are

00:41:19.200 --> 00:41:21.976
all very kind and attentive people who

00:41:22.000 --> 00:41:25.000
are helping lonely and elderly people to

00:41:25.200 --> 00:41:28.200
be involved in community life. I don't

00:41:28.880 --> 00:41:30.936
think that this program should be

00:41:30.960 --> 00:41:33.960
closed. It will be a great loss not only

00:41:34.640 --> 00:41:37.496
for us but the whole of city of Port

00:41:37.520 --> 00:41:40.376
Phillip. Dear counselors, you are still

00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:43.400
young but time is flying. Just think

00:41:44.079 --> 00:41:47.079
about your future. And now just a few

00:41:47.359 --> 00:41:50.295
words from my previous experience. For

00:41:50.319 --> 00:41:53.319
30 years I was working as a teacher of

00:41:53.440 --> 00:41:56.440
high school physics in the Ukraine. My

00:41:56.640 --> 00:41:59.640
students became teachers, engineers, and

00:41:59.760 --> 00:42:02.616
already some of them on pension twice a

00:42:02.640 --> 00:42:04.936
year during school holidays. Vitan

00:42:04.960 --> 00:42:07.960
traveled around the Soviet Union. I am

00:42:08.400 --> 00:42:11.335
still in contact with many of them. And

00:42:11.359 --> 00:42:14.359
during our reunions, I asked one

00:42:14.640 --> 00:42:17.640
question. What do you remember the most

00:42:17.920 --> 00:42:20.920
from your their school life? And all of

00:42:21.440 --> 00:42:24.440
them answered the same. our travelers,

00:42:24.800 --> 00:42:27.095
museums, concerts,

00:42:27.119 --> 00:42:29.416
the social support group is doing the

00:42:29.440 --> 00:42:32.440
same for us. Please don't close such a

00:42:33.520 --> 00:42:36.520
needed service. Please don't leave us

00:42:37.839 --> 00:42:40.616
alone without the community.

00:42:40.640 --> 00:42:43.640
Thank you, Anna. and right on time.

00:42:48.319 --> 00:42:51.016
 we'll try Alonszo

00:42:51.040 --> 00:42:54.040
Salono again who is online.

00:42:58.800 --> 00:43:01.800
Alfonso,

00:43:02.960 --> 00:43:05.960
last call. Going once, going twice.

00:43:06.079 --> 00:43:07.095
Thank you, Mayor.

00:43:07.119 --> 00:43:09.256
Ah, perfect timing, Alonso. Brilliant

00:43:09.280 --> 00:43:11.016
work.

00:43:11.040 --> 00:43:12.216
Oh, thank you mayor. It

00:43:12.240 --> 00:43:13.976
is good to hear from you, Alfonso.

00:43:14.000 --> 00:43:15.736
Please start with your name and suburb

00:43:15.760 --> 00:43:17.736
and then you'll have two minutes.

00:43:17.760 --> 00:43:19.656
Good evening, mayor. Good evening,

00:43:19.680 --> 00:43:22.680
everyone. My name is Alonso Salonga from

00:43:22.720 --> 00:43:24.376
Balaclava.

00:43:24.400 --> 00:43:27.335
This is the second part of my message to

00:43:27.359 --> 00:43:30.359
the council on behalf of the clients

00:43:31.680 --> 00:43:34.680
of the social inclusion or through

00:43:34.720 --> 00:43:37.720
better together program.

00:43:38.400 --> 00:43:41.400
This part this the first part of my

00:43:41.440 --> 00:43:44.440
message was on the 10th of December 2025

00:43:45.680 --> 00:43:47.815
during the council meeting which

00:43:47.839 --> 00:43:49.335
emphasizes

00:43:49.359 --> 00:43:52.359
the importance of the program to the

00:43:52.400 --> 00:43:54.936
seniors who are not familiar with the

00:43:54.960 --> 00:43:57.656
current technology and have less

00:43:57.680 --> 00:43:59.176
mobility.

00:43:59.200 --> 00:44:01.575
I am speaking on behalf of these

00:44:01.599 --> 00:44:04.599
vulnerable people who live alone and

00:44:04.640 --> 00:44:07.640
have no family close by. Most of us the

00:44:08.800 --> 00:44:11.800
clients of the social inclusion program

00:44:11.920 --> 00:44:14.536
have physical conditions either on our

00:44:14.560 --> 00:44:17.560
knees, hips, shoulders and cannot walk

00:44:17.680 --> 00:44:20.680
long distances because of AIDS. We

00:44:20.880 --> 00:44:23.880
suffer aches and pains mostly in the

00:44:24.000 --> 00:44:26.856
early morning. With the current support

00:44:26.880 --> 00:44:29.880
program, every day we look forward on

00:44:30.319 --> 00:44:33.319
what activities we will join. The

00:44:33.359 --> 00:44:36.216
support program keeps us active and

00:44:36.240 --> 00:44:38.295
strong

00:44:38.319 --> 00:44:41.319
with withdrawing from this program will

00:44:41.520 --> 00:44:44.520
reduce community connection and

00:44:44.800 --> 00:44:47.800
cohesion. Loneliness and isolation will

00:44:48.079 --> 00:44:50.776
increase. Without the current support

00:44:50.800 --> 00:44:53.656
program, quality of life of the clients

00:44:53.680 --> 00:44:55.656
will decline.

00:44:55.680 --> 00:44:58.055
No specialist

00:44:58.079 --> 00:45:01.079
forprofit AIDS care provider can replace

00:45:02.319 --> 00:45:05.319
and deliver the same program in its

00:45:05.440 --> 00:45:08.440
current form. I therefore urge the

00:45:08.960 --> 00:45:11.960
honorable counselors to vote to keep and

00:45:12.319 --> 00:45:15.319
maintain the f funding for the social

00:45:15.440 --> 00:45:18.440
inclusion program in its current form.

00:45:18.720 --> 00:45:20.936
Thank you. Hope for the favorable

00:45:20.960 --> 00:45:21.815
outcome.

00:45:21.839 --> 00:45:23.256
Thank you Alonso and thank you for

00:45:23.280 --> 00:45:26.280
joining us as well.

00:45:27.440 --> 00:45:29.016
and thank you for attending  the

00:45:29.040 --> 00:45:30.696
council meeting last year too and

00:45:30.720 --> 00:45:33.016
speaking on this issue.  next speaker,

00:45:33.040 --> 00:45:36.040
Martina Macy, come on down. Starting

00:45:36.480 --> 00:45:38.696
with your name and suburb and then

00:45:38.720 --> 00:45:41.720
you'll have two minutes

00:45:43.599 --> 00:45:44.376
to get.

00:45:44.400 --> 00:45:47.400
Oh, the timer starts once  you start.

00:45:47.440 --> 00:45:50.440
So, it's all right.

00:45:52.960 --> 00:45:55.960
That's right. Oh, this is so much fun.

00:46:01.200 --> 00:46:04.200
Oh, shoot. Attack.

00:46:04.319 --> 00:46:05.736
Oh, well, can I shoot the mirror? He's

00:46:05.760 --> 00:46:06.776
right in front of me.

00:46:06.800 --> 00:46:08.696
You could

00:46:08.720 --> 00:46:09.656
move this closer to

00:46:09.680 --> 00:46:11.575
direct line of sight.

00:46:11.599 --> 00:46:14.136
Oh, shoot. I think

00:46:14.160 --> 00:46:15.575
I think I'm going to slide out of it,

00:46:15.599 --> 00:46:18.599
but anyway. Um,

00:46:18.880 --> 00:46:21.575
okay. Thank you.

00:46:21.599 --> 00:46:24.599
My name is Martina Macy. Um, I'd rather

00:46:25.359 --> 00:46:28.359
not disclose my suburb. Um, thank you

00:46:28.480 --> 00:46:30.136
for allowing me to talk on the issue of

00:46:30.160 --> 00:46:32.856
the community bus. The community bus is

00:46:32.880 --> 00:46:35.416
not just a bus service. It is a mobile

00:46:35.440 --> 00:46:37.335
community that picks people up along the

00:46:37.359 --> 00:46:39.976
way to a common destination.

00:46:40.000 --> 00:46:42.696
To shorten or eradicate this service is

00:46:42.720 --> 00:46:44.616
detrimental to people unable to use

00:46:44.640 --> 00:46:47.176
public transport. Having day links to

00:46:47.200 --> 00:46:50.200
shopping destinations limits people only

00:46:50.240 --> 00:46:52.376
being able to use it when demand for day

00:46:52.400 --> 00:46:55.400
links to provide it is available. People

00:46:55.839 --> 00:46:58.839
have that have used the service now

00:46:58.880 --> 00:47:01.736
stating that it is unreliable despite

00:47:01.760 --> 00:47:04.055
the current management claiming they

00:47:04.079 --> 00:47:05.736
would never be able to get drivers for

00:47:05.760 --> 00:47:08.616
the full service at both buses. Previous

00:47:08.640 --> 00:47:11.640
management has had been able to do so

00:47:11.920 --> 00:47:14.616
for over 15 years. If there was a driver

00:47:14.640 --> 00:47:16.456
short, management would drive the route

00:47:16.480 --> 00:47:19.256
on in the timetable to ensure it ran.

00:47:19.280 --> 00:47:22.280
Some people believe that since the buses

00:47:22.400 --> 00:47:25.400
are no longer the 22 seaters, they are

00:47:25.680 --> 00:47:27.656
now the two smaller buses, the community

00:47:27.680 --> 00:47:30.456
bus no longer runs. There is no side

00:47:30.480 --> 00:47:33.480
signage on the 8-seater but to say it is

00:47:33.520 --> 00:47:36.376
a community bus. When posted in several

00:47:36.400 --> 00:47:38.776
Facebook pages, this general consensus

00:47:38.800 --> 00:47:41.256
has been the people have never heard of

00:47:41.280 --> 00:47:43.575
the bus service, asking why the council

00:47:43.599 --> 00:47:45.976
hasn't advertised it, that people and

00:47:46.000 --> 00:47:48.616
all their family members would use it,

00:47:48.640 --> 00:47:51.095
who should they contact about the bus,

00:47:51.119 --> 00:47:54.119
how to obtain timets.

00:47:54.240 --> 00:47:55.815
A couple of people went as far as

00:47:55.839 --> 00:47:57.815
telling me it was a council's job to

00:47:57.839 --> 00:47:59.656
explain the timetable when I offered to

00:47:59.680 --> 00:48:01.736
help them, which leads us to the phone

00:48:01.760 --> 00:48:04.055
number listed on both the bus stops and

00:48:04.079 --> 00:48:06.696
the council website. Until 18 months

00:48:06.720 --> 00:48:08.776
ago, a person would answer the phone.

00:48:08.800 --> 00:48:10.616
Since the management change over this

00:48:10.640 --> 00:48:12.696
has stopped, no one answers the phone,

00:48:12.720 --> 00:48:15.575
no nor responds to messages. Only within

00:48:15.599 --> 00:48:18.536
the past 2 weeks do management now claim

00:48:18.560 --> 00:48:21.176
that they respond to messages 24 to 48

00:48:21.200 --> 00:48:24.136
hours later. makes it hard if you need a

00:48:24.160 --> 00:48:26.136
request pickup at the Alfred or Corfield

00:48:26.160 --> 00:48:28.216
hospitals as say your request stops

00:48:28.240 --> 00:48:29.976
only.

00:48:30.000 --> 00:48:32.216
Thank you, Marta. And right on time.

00:48:32.240 --> 00:48:33.016
Great job.

00:48:33.040 --> 00:48:34.216
I've timed it.

00:48:34.240 --> 00:48:36.936
Well done.

00:48:36.960 --> 00:48:38.696
Thank you.

00:48:38.720 --> 00:48:41.720
, next speaker will be Claire Humphre.

00:48:49.040 --> 00:48:52.040
No.

00:48:52.400 --> 00:48:53.016
Hello.

00:48:53.040 --> 00:48:54.535
Hello, Claire. Starting with your name

00:48:54.559 --> 00:48:55.976
and suburb and then the clock will

00:48:56.000 --> 00:48:56.295
start.

00:48:56.319 --> 00:48:59.319
Cla Humphrey's um Albert Park.

00:49:00.000 --> 00:49:01.815
Um look, I'm here tonight really to talk

00:49:01.839 --> 00:49:04.535
about the marvelous team that we have,

00:49:04.559 --> 00:49:07.559
the individuals that compile the team.

00:49:08.319 --> 00:49:10.295
There's there was four of them. There's

00:49:10.319 --> 00:49:13.319
three of them now. But the boss steps in

00:49:13.839 --> 00:49:15.656
and they really really care for us when

00:49:15.680 --> 00:49:17.896
we go on these outings. I mean, I don't

00:49:17.920 --> 00:49:19.335
know. None of you are old enough to know

00:49:19.359 --> 00:49:21.176
what it's like to be old, and you

00:49:21.200 --> 00:49:22.616
probably don't know what it's like to be

00:49:22.640 --> 00:49:24.776
on your own, but all of those things

00:49:24.800 --> 00:49:27.800
playing into this situation. And trust

00:49:27.839 --> 00:49:30.839
is so important. And this this these

00:49:31.680 --> 00:49:34.136
particular individuals provide us with a

00:49:34.160 --> 00:49:36.216
with a family atmosphere. And really, we

00:49:36.240 --> 00:49:38.136
I I know I'm not really going over the

00:49:38.160 --> 00:49:39.736
top when I say this, but we really sort

00:49:39.760 --> 00:49:41.896
of love each other. It's like it's like

00:49:41.920 --> 00:49:44.920
a family and that that team is totally

00:49:45.280 --> 00:49:47.256
responsible for how good it is because

00:49:47.280 --> 00:49:48.776
whenever you look around in many of

00:49:48.800 --> 00:49:51.335
these gatherings, they're all talking to

00:49:51.359 --> 00:49:53.095
one person or the other and they're

00:49:53.119 --> 00:49:55.256
listening to them. They actually listen.

00:49:55.280 --> 00:49:57.176
Now, when you get old also, people don't

00:49:57.200 --> 00:50:00.055
listen to you so well. But this team,

00:50:00.079 --> 00:50:01.656
they listen to you. Every word you're

00:50:01.680 --> 00:50:03.016
saying, they know exactly where you're

00:50:03.040 --> 00:50:05.095
going, what you're doing, who you're

00:50:05.119 --> 00:50:07.496
with, what you care about, you know,

00:50:07.520 --> 00:50:09.416
your interests. and  they're so

00:50:09.440 --> 00:50:11.176
sensitive and fabulous and I hope they

00:50:11.200 --> 00:50:13.256
never ever I hope this situation never

00:50:13.280 --> 00:50:15.736
ever changes cuz you see all the council

00:50:15.760 --> 00:50:18.456
service that have been closed down. I'm

00:50:18.480 --> 00:50:21.480
still waiting for MECA to tell me that

00:50:21.520 --> 00:50:24.376
they've got funding in order to provide

00:50:24.400 --> 00:50:27.400
me with house um house help. I mean the

00:50:28.480 --> 00:50:30.295
tender service doesn't really work on

00:50:30.319 --> 00:50:32.136
one one counsel once council steps out

00:50:32.160 --> 00:50:34.136
of the situation

00:50:34.160 --> 00:50:36.535
the quality goes down the individuals

00:50:36.559 --> 00:50:39.416
everyone's less than they're paid less I

00:50:39.440 --> 00:50:41.736
don't know how it goes but it's really

00:50:41.760 --> 00:50:44.136
sort of becomes quite shoddy council

00:50:44.160 --> 00:50:45.736
have always looked after the people and

00:50:45.760 --> 00:50:48.760
and that's a traditional fact and I

00:50:49.200 --> 00:50:51.736
really think that this this program

00:50:51.760 --> 00:50:53.976
really should continue because it's it's

00:50:54.000 --> 00:50:56.136
so wonderful. I was I was very upset

00:50:56.160 --> 00:50:57.976
when I heard about this because it's a

00:50:58.000 --> 00:50:59.736
very important part of my life. It's

00:50:59.760 --> 00:51:01.335
only a segment. I mean, I've got lots of

00:51:01.359 --> 00:51:03.416
other parts, but I really want it to

00:51:03.440 --> 00:51:06.440
stay. Thank you.

00:51:10.559 --> 00:51:13.559
Philip Whiteman is our next speaker.

00:51:16.319 --> 00:51:17.896
Hello, Phillip.

00:51:17.920 --> 00:51:19.656
Counselors.

00:51:19.680 --> 00:51:21.575
And starting once again with your name

00:51:21.599 --> 00:51:23.256
and suburb and then you'll have two

00:51:23.280 --> 00:51:26.280
minutes. Widman and St. Kilda and thank

00:51:26.319 --> 00:51:27.896
you very much for allowing me to speak

00:51:27.920 --> 00:51:30.776
again about the subject. The  the

00:51:30.800 --> 00:51:33.800
issue of the positive aging issue and us

00:51:34.079 --> 00:51:36.136
being involved in this very unique

00:51:36.160 --> 00:51:38.055
program is I think it's going to get

00:51:38.079 --> 00:51:39.976
lost in the Mer with the changes that

00:51:40.000 --> 00:51:41.176
are going on within the federal

00:51:41.200 --> 00:51:43.335
government. And what I've seen so far

00:51:43.359 --> 00:51:45.896
with the positive aging aspects they've

00:51:45.920 --> 00:51:48.776
got, which is the my age care program,

00:51:48.800 --> 00:51:50.535
is that they're going through now and

00:51:50.559 --> 00:51:52.616
and interviewing people to set them up

00:51:52.640 --> 00:51:54.456
with different programs, which actually

00:51:54.480 --> 00:51:56.696
don't get implemented until late next

00:51:56.720 --> 00:51:59.335
year. So my thinking is and what I've

00:51:59.359 --> 00:52:01.016
seen so far of what they've got at the

00:52:01.040 --> 00:52:03.416
moment is it's very disorganized. A lot

00:52:03.440 --> 00:52:05.575
of the programs have got simply they

00:52:05.599 --> 00:52:08.599
can't find the people to do them. And um

00:52:08.720 --> 00:52:11.095
and so for and out of 10 items you might

00:52:11.119 --> 00:52:12.696
have on a list, you'd only have two that

00:52:12.720 --> 00:52:15.016
they can actually do. So and usually

00:52:15.040 --> 00:52:16.776
that's just the coordinator,

00:52:16.800 --> 00:52:19.095
coincidentally enough. So my thinking is

00:52:19.119 --> 00:52:20.456
that it's probably going to be another

00:52:20.480 --> 00:52:22.136
two or three years before the government

00:52:22.160 --> 00:52:24.535
finally works out how to make the aging

00:52:24.559 --> 00:52:25.976
process work a little bit better for

00:52:26.000 --> 00:52:28.456
people to work within the communities.

00:52:28.480 --> 00:52:30.376
and as they work their funding model out

00:52:30.400 --> 00:52:32.616
and and their business model within the

00:52:32.640 --> 00:52:34.376
private sector which I think is going to

00:52:34.400 --> 00:52:37.256
be very interesting um it leaves us all

00:52:37.280 --> 00:52:39.095
in a situation where we don't have that

00:52:39.119 --> 00:52:41.656
support at all. So my thinking to the

00:52:41.680 --> 00:52:44.136
council is if you could leave it till 27

00:52:44.160 --> 00:52:46.055
till June 27 which I think is when your

00:52:46.079 --> 00:52:48.856
funding goes through then at least it

00:52:48.880 --> 00:52:50.776
gives us a chance to keep this momentum

00:52:50.800 --> 00:52:52.216
going while we see what's going to

00:52:52.240 --> 00:52:53.575
happen with the federal government the

00:52:53.599 --> 00:52:56.055
change over from that process. So that's

00:52:56.079 --> 00:52:57.896
one issue I was going to raise. The

00:52:57.920 --> 00:52:59.335
other one is that whilst I've been

00:52:59.359 --> 00:53:01.575
involved, which is not a long time, the

00:53:01.599 --> 00:53:03.656
the people who are working it and

00:53:03.680 --> 00:53:06.295
running it are doing a very good job and

00:53:06.319 --> 00:53:07.896
you know I'm one of the youngest of the

00:53:07.920 --> 00:53:10.535
the group of people involved in this but

00:53:10.559 --> 00:53:12.055
and the older ones who have got all

00:53:12.079 --> 00:53:14.295
sorts of different issues are very well

00:53:14.319 --> 00:53:16.055
looked after. Now I've been involved in

00:53:16.079 --> 00:53:18.295
lots of businesses over my years and the

00:53:18.319 --> 00:53:20.295
issue of liability and issue of all

00:53:20.319 --> 00:53:22.136
sorts of things around it does become

00:53:22.160 --> 00:53:24.376
something that you focus on but it

00:53:24.400 --> 00:53:26.295
usually becomes really solid and very

00:53:26.319 --> 00:53:28.856
easy to manage if you manage it well and

00:53:28.880 --> 00:53:31.815
what I've seen so far within the group

00:53:31.839 --> 00:53:33.095
well. Okay, thanks guys.

00:53:33.119 --> 00:53:36.119
But thank you.

00:53:37.920 --> 00:53:40.920
Our next speaker, Marie Smith.

00:53:48.079 --> 00:53:50.776
Once again, starting with your name and

00:53:50.800 --> 00:53:53.800
suburb.

00:53:54.079 --> 00:53:57.079
Hi, Mari Smith. Albanese St. Kilda. ,

00:53:57.760 --> 00:54:00.136
in court before sentencing sens

00:54:00.160 --> 00:54:02.456
sentencing, excuse me, affected people

00:54:02.480 --> 00:54:04.535
can present a victim impact statement.

00:54:04.559 --> 00:54:07.496
This is my victim impact statement. I

00:54:07.520 --> 00:54:09.736
don't believe the counselors realize how

00:54:09.760 --> 00:54:12.055
important these social inclusion events

00:54:12.079 --> 00:54:15.079
are to the people who participate. We

00:54:15.280 --> 00:54:17.335
have the opportunity to meet new people,

00:54:17.359 --> 00:54:19.736
to make new friends, to go to places

00:54:19.760 --> 00:54:21.416
that we normally wouldn't have access

00:54:21.440 --> 00:54:23.815
to, and get involved in physical

00:54:23.839 --> 00:54:25.815
activities that are helping us keep fit

00:54:25.839 --> 00:54:28.839
and healthy in mind, body, and spirit.

00:54:29.440 --> 00:54:31.176
Retirement means that the daily

00:54:31.200 --> 00:54:33.575
interaction you had with people is no

00:54:33.599 --> 00:54:35.815
longer there. Not all of us have

00:54:35.839 --> 00:54:38.616
families nearby and those that do, those

00:54:38.640 --> 00:54:40.376
families have their own lives and cannot

00:54:40.400 --> 00:54:43.176
always be there. These outings are often

00:54:43.200 --> 00:54:45.976
the only time we get to socialize. If

00:54:46.000 --> 00:54:48.055
you are on your own and aging, it's a

00:54:48.079 --> 00:54:50.696
lonely business. Names have been

00:54:50.720 --> 00:54:52.856
suggested for us to move on to, but the

00:54:52.880 --> 00:54:54.776
three main providers for older people in

00:54:54.800 --> 00:54:57.496
this area, Mecca, Bolton Clark, and

00:54:57.520 --> 00:54:59.896
Jewish Care, are focused on keeping

00:54:59.920 --> 00:55:01.815
people in their own homes for as long as

00:55:01.839 --> 00:55:04.376
possible. They do not offer any group

00:55:04.400 --> 00:55:07.016
activities or outings. Port Phillip is

00:55:07.040 --> 00:55:09.335
unique in this something we value and

00:55:09.359 --> 00:55:12.216
appreciate. The majority of us do not

00:55:12.240 --> 00:55:13.815
have our own transport which means

00:55:13.839 --> 00:55:15.815
linking neighbors is not a viable

00:55:15.839 --> 00:55:18.535
option. You sent us a questionnaire

00:55:18.559 --> 00:55:20.856
about our involvement in this program

00:55:20.880 --> 00:55:22.696
and the return email address was

00:55:22.720 --> 00:55:25.256
positive aging in Port Phillip.

00:55:25.280 --> 00:55:27.575
Canceling the social inclusion program

00:55:27.599 --> 00:55:29.256
or community connection as you're

00:55:29.280 --> 00:55:31.815
calling it is as far from positive as

00:55:31.839 --> 00:55:34.456
you can get. We are not faceless numbers

00:55:34.480 --> 00:55:36.776
on a spreadsheet. We are real people in

00:55:36.800 --> 00:55:39.016
your community, the community you

00:55:39.040 --> 00:55:41.496
represent. We are voters and we have a

00:55:41.520 --> 00:55:43.656
voice. We've paid our dues and we

00:55:43.680 --> 00:55:45.896
deserve to be listened to and more

00:55:45.920 --> 00:55:48.920
importantly, we deserve to be heard.

00:55:49.599 --> 00:55:52.599
Thank you. Thank you, Mari.

00:55:54.960 --> 00:55:57.960
, next speaker is Lisa Canning.

00:56:09.520 --> 00:56:11.815
Hello, Lisa. Starting with name, suburb,

00:56:11.839 --> 00:56:13.095
and then your two minutes.

00:56:13.119 --> 00:56:15.896
Yep, sure. , Lisa Canning Sinc Kilda.

00:56:15.920 --> 00:56:17.575
Um,

00:56:17.599 --> 00:56:20.055
I am a resident and rateayer and have

00:56:20.079 --> 00:56:22.295
been for 28 years. And I'm here on

00:56:22.319 --> 00:56:24.616
behalf of my father, Graeme, who's 85

00:56:24.640 --> 00:56:27.256
years old and also a rateayer in Port

00:56:27.280 --> 00:56:29.896
Melbourne, , for 27 years to oppose

00:56:29.920 --> 00:56:32.136
the changes to the social inclusion

00:56:32.160 --> 00:56:34.936
program, which I understand, sorry, take

00:56:34.960 --> 00:56:37.960
a breath, will cease at the end of June.

00:56:38.160 --> 00:56:39.896
My dad has been utilizing the social

00:56:39.920 --> 00:56:42.055
inclusion program for 2 years which has

00:56:42.079 --> 00:56:44.936
been a lifesaver as he for him as he s

00:56:44.960 --> 00:56:47.335
battles Louisibody dementia. My husband

00:56:47.359 --> 00:56:49.095
and I have taken on the responsibility

00:56:49.119 --> 00:56:51.656
of his care and he moved in with us 19

00:56:51.680 --> 00:56:53.976
months ago. Whilst the social inclusion

00:56:54.000 --> 00:56:56.616
program has provided an amazing benefit

00:56:56.640 --> 00:56:59.176
to his and our well-being. In November

00:56:59.200 --> 00:57:01.416
of last year, his program was cancelled

00:57:01.440 --> 00:57:03.656
suddenly whilst we had him assessed for

00:57:03.680 --> 00:57:06.680
falls and balances with a walker now and

00:57:07.119 --> 00:57:09.496
apparently a super duper walker. He

00:57:09.520 --> 00:57:11.335
resumed his social activities a week

00:57:11.359 --> 00:57:14.359
ago. Um, in the last two months, whilst

00:57:14.960 --> 00:57:16.856
not being a part of the activities, his

00:57:16.880 --> 00:57:19.880
appetite for life became apathetic. If I

00:57:20.160 --> 00:57:21.656
did not wake him up in the morning, he

00:57:21.680 --> 00:57:24.055
would sleep until 11:00 a.m. But last

00:57:24.079 --> 00:57:26.616
week when he was rejoining the group, he

00:57:26.640 --> 00:57:28.616
was up on his own accord at 8:00 a.m.

00:57:28.640 --> 00:57:30.295
and returned from the day with a big

00:57:30.319 --> 00:57:32.696
smile and saying it was great. Over the

00:57:32.720 --> 00:57:34.616
two years, Dad has made many connections

00:57:34.640 --> 00:57:36.936
within the group. , and the support of

00:57:36.960 --> 00:57:39.016
Eva, Jessica, Scott, Michelle, and the

00:57:39.040 --> 00:57:41.335
crew is something he has relished. He's

00:57:41.359 --> 00:57:43.736
engaged, he is active, and now knows

00:57:43.760 --> 00:57:45.976
others living in the community where he

00:57:46.000 --> 00:57:48.136
wouldn't have before. I note in the plan

00:57:48.160 --> 00:57:50.616
for Port Phillip 25 to35 the first

00:57:50.640 --> 00:57:52.775
strategic direction is a healthy and

00:57:52.799 --> 00:57:54.856
connected community under the heading

00:57:54.880 --> 00:57:57.575
social inclusion 41% of households in

00:57:57.599 --> 00:57:59.656
Port Philip are lone person households

00:57:59.680 --> 00:58:02.055
with social isolation

00:58:02.079 --> 00:58:04.295
 being a great concern under the aging

00:58:04.319 --> 00:58:06.535
it states our population is aging with a

00:58:06.559 --> 00:58:09.559
growing proportion of people aged um 55

00:58:09.839 --> 00:58:12.839
and over however 34% of people aged 60

00:58:13.040 --> 00:58:14.856
and over live alone higher than the

00:58:14.880 --> 00:58:17.880
greater um Melbourne average of 24%.

00:58:18.640 --> 00:58:19.575
Thank you, Lisa.

00:58:19.599 --> 00:58:22.599
Oh, may I just finish one last bit that

00:58:23.440 --> 00:58:26.295
Yep. Thank you. So, I ask you, how can

00:58:26.319 --> 00:58:28.295
you consider cancelelling the social

00:58:28.319 --> 00:58:30.535
inclusion program when it is such

00:58:30.559 --> 00:58:32.696
benefit to the elderly in our community?

00:58:32.720 --> 00:58:34.295
Something that in your own findings and

00:58:34.319 --> 00:58:35.815
plan for COP have acknowledged.

00:58:35.839 --> 00:58:37.095
Thank you, Lisa.

00:58:37.119 --> 00:58:39.176
Whereby social inclusion is reduced.

00:58:39.200 --> 00:58:42.200
Thank you.

00:58:45.440 --> 00:58:48.440
Laura Alfonso is our next speaker.

00:58:57.200 --> 00:58:59.095
Hello Laura once again starting with

00:58:59.119 --> 00:59:00.775
name suburb and then you'll have two

00:59:00.799 --> 00:59:01.416
minutes.

00:59:01.440 --> 00:59:04.376
Laura Alonso from Elwood. Good evening

00:59:04.400 --> 00:59:07.400
all. Council does an excellent job with

00:59:07.760 --> 00:59:09.656
the better together program and

00:59:09.680 --> 00:59:12.680
door-to-door transport. It helps us

00:59:12.720 --> 00:59:15.496
maintain independence, improves health,

00:59:15.520 --> 00:59:18.456
and builds meaningful connections.

00:59:18.480 --> 00:59:20.456
Canceling this program would have a

00:59:20.480 --> 00:59:23.480
serious impact on aging, vulnerable

00:59:23.680 --> 00:59:26.680
seniors who have limited mobility.

00:59:27.599 --> 00:59:29.976
The proposed replacement linking

00:59:30.000 --> 00:59:32.535
neighbors requires us to travel

00:59:32.559 --> 00:59:35.559
independently to and from activities

00:59:36.160 --> 00:59:39.160
which is impossible for most of us. I

00:59:39.280 --> 00:59:41.335
would like to address two points in the

00:59:41.359 --> 00:59:44.359
agenda. Number one, insufficient

00:59:44.720 --> 00:59:47.720
attendees. The program is meeting only

00:59:48.079 --> 00:59:51.079
39% of its target with around 60 clients

00:59:52.640 --> 00:59:55.640
instead of 100. I believe this is due to

00:59:56.640 --> 00:59:59.640
lack of promotion. I never received a

01:00:00.160 --> 01:00:02.856
letter drop and only heard about the

01:00:02.880 --> 01:00:05.880
program through a friend. Many seniors

01:00:06.480 --> 01:00:09.480
don't visit the assist desk or library

01:00:10.400 --> 01:00:12.696
to see the posters.

01:00:12.720 --> 01:00:15.416
I am willing to volunteer my time to

01:00:15.440 --> 01:00:18.055
distribute promotional materials in

01:00:18.079 --> 01:00:21.079
supermarkets, churches, medical centers,

01:00:21.200 --> 01:00:24.200
and with venue permission.

01:00:24.319 --> 01:00:25.815
Second

01:00:25.839 --> 01:00:28.136
information sessions letters were

01:00:28.160 --> 01:00:30.456
express posted on the 10th of November

01:00:30.480 --> 01:00:33.095
and the first session was held on the

01:00:33.119 --> 01:00:36.119
11th of November. It just wasn't time

01:00:37.119 --> 01:00:39.176
enough for us to process the

01:00:39.200 --> 01:00:40.775
information.

01:00:40.799 --> 01:00:43.799
Another session was on the 27th of

01:00:44.000 --> 01:00:47.000
November which clashed with our endofear

01:00:48.160 --> 01:00:50.936
celebration which was attended by all

01:00:50.960 --> 01:00:53.960
the program staff including the boss

01:00:54.640 --> 01:00:57.416
at an attendee would have to forego the

01:00:57.440 --> 01:01:00.440
celebration to attend the session.

01:01:00.960 --> 01:01:03.416
I request council maintain the program

01:01:03.440 --> 01:01:05.896
using allocated government funds,

01:01:05.920 --> 01:01:08.920
consider a small fee increase, reduce it

01:01:09.040 --> 01:01:12.040
to 4 days, and keep activities local.

01:01:12.319 --> 01:01:14.216
Please think of your elderly family

01:01:14.240 --> 01:01:15.976
members when you vote. Thank you for

01:01:16.000 --> 01:01:16.696
giving

01:01:16.720 --> 01:01:19.720
perfect timing. Great work.

01:01:22.559 --> 01:01:24.936
And our last speaker for this item is

01:01:24.960 --> 01:01:27.960
Liliana Karanza. Come on down.

01:01:29.280 --> 01:01:30.775
Starting with name and suburb.

01:01:30.799 --> 01:01:33.256
Hi, my name's Lily Anna Kuranza. I'm

01:01:33.280 --> 01:01:35.736
from Elwood, lucky enough to be Laura's

01:01:35.760 --> 01:01:38.456
neighbor. Um, just want to say it's such

01:01:38.480 --> 01:01:39.976
a shame that the older people of Port

01:01:40.000 --> 01:01:41.656
Phillip are once again fighting this

01:01:41.680 --> 01:01:44.136
council to retain basic services and

01:01:44.160 --> 01:01:46.936
dignity. Um, after the loss of inhome

01:01:46.960 --> 01:01:49.095
age care sports just two years ago,

01:01:49.119 --> 01:01:50.535
older people in our community are right

01:01:50.559 --> 01:01:53.416
to be really concerned. Um, most

01:01:53.440 --> 01:01:54.696
critical of the concerns that I've

01:01:54.720 --> 01:01:56.456
heard, as I've heard other people say

01:01:56.480 --> 01:01:59.095
tonight, is an increase in the out-of-

01:01:59.119 --> 01:02:02.119
pocket expense and um, a decrease in the

01:02:02.480 --> 01:02:04.295
accessibility of the services, namely

01:02:04.319 --> 01:02:06.376
transport for people to get there. And

01:02:06.400 --> 01:02:08.055
while I understand, well, I think I

01:02:08.079 --> 01:02:09.416
understand the pressure that the council

01:02:09.440 --> 01:02:11.815
finds itself in, older people in our

01:02:11.839 --> 01:02:14.535
community deserve to feel connected. Um,

01:02:14.559 --> 01:02:17.016
if I understand things correctly, the

01:02:17.040 --> 01:02:18.376
Commonwealth is now only going to

01:02:18.400 --> 01:02:21.400
reimburse the council after um, full

01:02:21.839 --> 01:02:23.815
money spent on providing services after

01:02:23.839 --> 01:02:26.055
the fact instead of providing the money

01:02:26.079 --> 01:02:28.055
for the program up front as it has in

01:02:28.079 --> 01:02:30.216
the past. And it will force you guys to

01:02:30.240 --> 01:02:33.240
front it. Um, and as a community

01:02:33.520 --> 01:02:35.976
organizer at the office of Green Senator

01:02:36.000 --> 01:02:37.736
for Victoria, Steph Hudins May's office,

01:02:37.760 --> 01:02:39.416
I can tell you that this cost shifting

01:02:39.440 --> 01:02:41.176
is something that we're seeing an awful

01:02:41.200 --> 01:02:44.200
lot of. Um, local councils across the

01:02:44.480 --> 01:02:47.016
state are struggling with this issue of

01:02:47.040 --> 01:02:49.335
cost shifting from crossing guards to

01:02:49.359 --> 01:02:52.359
neighbor houses to surf lifeing saving

01:02:52.640 --> 01:02:55.416
services and changing the funding model

01:02:55.440 --> 01:02:57.256
as we're seeing here effectively cuts

01:02:57.280 --> 01:03:00.280
funding to these services. Um, I'd like

01:03:00.640 --> 01:03:02.535
to know why the council is cutting the

01:03:02.559 --> 01:03:04.616
Better Together program now, even though

01:03:04.640 --> 01:03:06.696
according to the my understanding of the

01:03:06.720 --> 01:03:08.775
council's report. , the federal

01:03:08.799 --> 01:03:10.616
funding changes do not come into effect

01:03:10.640 --> 01:03:13.640
until June 2027. So, I see no reason for

01:03:14.160 --> 01:03:15.575
the council to repeal the better

01:03:15.599 --> 01:03:18.599
together program at this time. Um, and

01:03:19.039 --> 01:03:20.616
yeah, I'd really just ask the council to

01:03:20.640 --> 01:03:21.656
really advocate to the federal

01:03:21.680 --> 01:03:23.416
government like do they know that this

01:03:23.440 --> 01:03:25.256
system that they're providing is not

01:03:25.280 --> 01:03:26.856
working? The funding model is not

01:03:26.880 --> 01:03:28.696
working for these people. We obviously

01:03:28.720 --> 01:03:30.936
know that the linking neighbors is not

01:03:30.960 --> 01:03:32.376
equivalent to the better together

01:03:32.400 --> 01:03:35.400
program. Um, and it's about prioritizing

01:03:35.920 --> 01:03:38.055
funds. So, yeah, we should be

01:03:38.079 --> 01:03:38.535
prioritizing.

01:03:38.559 --> 01:03:40.616
Thank you, Liliana. We are at time. So,

01:03:40.640 --> 01:03:43.640
thank you.

01:03:46.319 --> 01:03:48.535
Thank you everyone for your submissions

01:03:48.559 --> 01:03:51.095
this evening and for attending either

01:03:51.119 --> 01:03:53.256
virtually or physically at our council

01:03:53.280 --> 01:03:56.280
meeting. That concludes public question

01:03:56.319 --> 01:03:59.015
time and submissions to agenda items. So

01:03:59.039 --> 01:04:01.815
what we'll do now is move to councelor

01:04:01.839 --> 01:04:04.535
question time. So this is councilors if

01:04:04.559 --> 01:04:06.856
we have questions we wish wish to ask

01:04:06.880 --> 01:04:09.335
officers for items not on tonight's

01:04:09.359 --> 01:04:11.095
agenda.

01:04:11.119 --> 01:04:14.119
Any councelor questions?

01:04:14.400 --> 01:04:17.176
Councelor Consol.

01:04:17.200 --> 01:04:18.856
Thank you. It's been reported that the

01:04:18.880 --> 01:04:20.696
well-liked hanging flower pots of the

01:04:20.720 --> 01:04:22.295
Port Roman town hall have been taken

01:04:22.319 --> 01:04:25.319
down. maybe in the last day or two. 

01:04:25.680 --> 01:04:27.416
I'd like to know why and if they'll be

01:04:27.440 --> 01:04:28.936
reinstated. I know there's some works

01:04:28.960 --> 01:04:31.960
going on at the Port M town hall.

01:04:32.160 --> 01:04:33.976
Thank you.

01:04:34.000 --> 01:04:35.736
 thank you councelor Consol and

01:04:35.760 --> 01:04:37.095
through you mayor. I will have to take

01:04:37.119 --> 01:04:38.856
that on notice just to understand the

01:04:38.880 --> 01:04:41.256
circumstances and I'll get back to you.

01:04:41.280 --> 01:04:44.055
Thank you. Any other councelor question

01:04:44.079 --> 01:04:47.079
time? Councelor Halliday.

01:04:47.119 --> 01:04:49.256
 thank you mayor. There was a question

01:04:49.280 --> 01:04:52.280
from Frank about the CCTV drain

01:04:52.319 --> 01:04:55.319
inspections program um and how far we

01:04:55.760 --> 01:04:58.295
had gotten in that. Can we get just a an

01:04:58.319 --> 01:05:01.015
idea of how how complete that program

01:05:01.039 --> 01:05:04.039
was for our main drains like our large

01:05:04.720 --> 01:05:07.720
kind of drains that are connecting out

01:05:07.760 --> 01:05:09.656
into the sea or wherever else they're

01:05:09.680 --> 01:05:12.216
going

01:05:12.240 --> 01:05:14.055
 through I'll have to take that on

01:05:14.079 --> 01:05:17.079
notice and report back.

01:05:18.240 --> 01:05:21.240
Further councelor questions?

01:05:22.559 --> 01:05:25.559
No further questions. Sorry, councelor

01:05:25.680 --> 01:05:28.680
Hel of course. Um following the fires

01:05:29.760 --> 01:05:32.760
that affected Victoria um over the last

01:05:32.799 --> 01:05:35.015
few months. Just wondering what support

01:05:35.039 --> 01:05:36.535
 the city of Port Phillip has offered

01:05:36.559 --> 01:05:39.559
to our um other councils who are dealing

01:05:40.720 --> 01:05:42.696
with the recovery efforts after those

01:05:42.720 --> 01:05:45.720
fires.

01:05:47.599 --> 01:05:49.496
um

01:05:49.520 --> 01:05:51.176
through you may and thank you for the

01:05:51.200 --> 01:05:54.200
question. 

01:05:54.240 --> 01:05:57.240
we we've got a we're focusing a lot on

01:05:57.760 --> 01:05:59.335
our crisis management and emergency

01:05:59.359 --> 01:06:00.696
management maturity here at the city of

01:06:00.720 --> 01:06:02.775
Port Phil. We're fortunate to have some

01:06:02.799 --> 01:06:04.535
experienced consultants working with us

01:06:04.559 --> 01:06:07.496
who have connections with many councils.

01:06:07.520 --> 01:06:09.095
 we also have great connections

01:06:09.119 --> 01:06:11.656
ourselves. Um I'm really proud to say

01:06:11.680 --> 01:06:14.055
that proactively organically within the

01:06:14.079 --> 01:06:16.456
organization not requiring senior

01:06:16.480 --> 01:06:18.936
leadership intervention that we've had

01:06:18.960 --> 01:06:21.960
staff involved in um offering support on

01:06:23.440 --> 01:06:26.216
the ground and also remotely here at

01:06:26.240 --> 01:06:29.240
city of Port Phillip um for Mandindi

01:06:29.680 --> 01:06:31.095
um who've been doing it particularly

01:06:31.119 --> 01:06:33.736
tough. Um we are also working through

01:06:33.760 --> 01:06:36.136
the MAV for additional support um for

01:06:36.160 --> 01:06:38.295
other councils but particularly Mandindi

01:06:38.319 --> 01:06:40.775
when they need it. Um, we've got a range

01:06:40.799 --> 01:06:43.656
of staff and I, um, I can hand over to

01:06:43.680 --> 01:06:46.136
Kylie Bennett to give a bit more detail

01:06:46.160 --> 01:06:48.535
through you, Mayor. Just to build on,

01:06:48.559 --> 01:06:51.559
, what the CEO has shared, um, since,

01:06:52.079 --> 01:06:54.856
, Tuesday the 3rd of February, we've

01:06:54.880 --> 01:06:57.256
had multiple , council Port Phillip

01:06:57.280 --> 01:06:59.256
Council staff working on site or

01:06:59.280 --> 01:07:02.280
remotely , with the Shire to assist in

01:07:02.799 --> 01:07:05.496
the Longwood bushfire recovery process.

01:07:05.520 --> 01:07:08.520
 so that's included  arborists who

01:07:08.880 --> 01:07:10.376
have been working with the secondary

01:07:10.400 --> 01:07:13.095
impact assessment team  the

01:07:13.119 --> 01:07:16.055
environmental health an officer from our

01:07:16.079 --> 01:07:19.079
environmental health team a municipal

01:07:19.200 --> 01:07:22.200
building  surveyor um as well as 

01:07:23.039 --> 01:07:25.176
staff from our emergency management and

01:07:25.200 --> 01:07:28.055
GIS teams  who've who've been

01:07:28.079 --> 01:07:30.535
assisting

01:07:30.559 --> 01:07:32.856
and yeah we as mayor I wrote to the

01:07:32.880 --> 01:07:34.616
affected councils as well to help

01:07:34.640 --> 01:07:37.176
facilitate some of those connections and

01:07:37.200 --> 01:07:39.496
also  community connections through

01:07:39.520 --> 01:07:41.656
South Mob Market too. Thank you to the

01:07:41.680 --> 01:07:43.896
South Mob Market staff for facilitating

01:07:43.920 --> 01:07:45.815
that as well.

01:07:45.839 --> 01:07:47.896
Any other questions from councilors?

01:07:47.920 --> 01:07:49.976
Councelor Thomann.

01:07:50.000 --> 01:07:52.136
Yes, there was an announcement on Monday

01:07:52.160 --> 01:07:54.616
where we were in Port Melbourne where 

01:07:54.640 --> 01:07:57.335
local MP Josh Burns confirmed this one

01:07:57.359 --> 01:08:00.359
and a half million  commitment 

01:08:00.720 --> 01:08:02.616
after the federal election for CCTV

01:08:02.640 --> 01:08:05.416
cameras  for Port Melbourne, South

01:08:05.440 --> 01:08:07.656
Melbourne and and other parts of

01:08:07.680 --> 01:08:10.680
Balaclava.  when will we be able to

01:08:10.880 --> 01:08:13.880
see um that money being spent  and

01:08:15.039 --> 01:08:18.039
cameras on the streets as as  promised

01:08:20.080 --> 01:08:22.616
and as fun or funded by the federal

01:08:22.640 --> 01:08:23.335
government.

01:08:23.359 --> 01:08:25.175
Thank you and over to Christine Denning

01:08:25.199 --> 01:08:26.536
for response

01:08:26.560 --> 01:08:27.815
through Mayor and thank you for the

01:08:27.839 --> 01:08:30.295
question.  officers are already

01:08:30.319 --> 01:08:32.376
starting the process to organize

01:08:32.400 --> 01:08:34.856
procurement of the CCTV cameras. They

01:08:34.880 --> 01:08:36.695
will soon be commencing feasibility

01:08:36.719 --> 01:08:38.856
studies and street audits to understand

01:08:38.880 --> 01:08:41.576
the locations. Um this will take some

01:08:41.600 --> 01:08:43.335
time through this year and by the end of

01:08:43.359 --> 01:08:45.016
the year we'll have identified the

01:08:45.040 --> 01:08:46.695
locations and confirmed them with

01:08:46.719 --> 01:08:48.936
councilors ahead of installation next

01:08:48.960 --> 01:08:51.096
year.

01:08:51.120 --> 01:08:54.120
And councelor Tim a follow-up question

01:08:54.239 --> 01:08:57.239
and obviously Sinila was not part of the

01:08:57.839 --> 01:09:00.376
that funding but I understand that

01:09:00.400 --> 01:09:03.400
council is doing other things  when it

01:09:03.520 --> 01:09:06.215
comes to CCTV management in in Silda.

01:09:06.239 --> 01:09:09.175
Can you maybe please confirm this

01:09:09.199 --> 01:09:10.775
 through you mayor? Yes, that's

01:09:10.799 --> 01:09:13.799
correct. Um that is part of the CCTV

01:09:14.080 --> 01:09:16.616
expansion project also

01:09:16.640 --> 01:09:19.096
through through you may um with respect

01:09:19.120 --> 01:09:22.120
to St Kilda council  has funded a

01:09:22.640 --> 01:09:25.016
renewal project and so that is looking

01:09:25.040 --> 01:09:28.040
at renewing  the CCTV cameras in St

01:09:28.640 --> 01:09:31.496
Kilda and the server  that supports

01:09:31.520 --> 01:09:33.096
those cameras. So that's happening

01:09:33.120 --> 01:09:36.120
through council funded activity.  in

01:09:36.640 --> 01:09:39.416
terms of the state  sorry the federal

01:09:39.440 --> 01:09:42.440
government  funding for CCTV, one of

01:09:42.880 --> 01:09:44.536
the first things that officers are

01:09:44.560 --> 01:09:47.416
working on is procurement of a mobile 

01:09:47.440 --> 01:09:50.135
camera and then as  Christine

01:09:50.159 --> 01:09:53.159
indicated  the process for planning

01:09:53.279 --> 01:09:56.215
for as well as procuring the the network

01:09:56.239 --> 01:09:58.456
of cameras in other parts of the

01:09:58.480 --> 01:10:01.256
municipality will occur.

01:10:01.280 --> 01:10:03.655
Thank you. Any further question from

01:10:03.679 --> 01:10:06.679
counselors?

01:10:07.840 --> 01:10:10.056
Going once, going twice. No further

01:10:10.080 --> 01:10:13.080
questions. All right. What we will do

01:10:13.760 --> 01:10:15.976
now is we'll have a 5m minute break.

01:10:16.000 --> 01:10:18.456
That will give a chance for councilors

01:10:18.480 --> 01:10:21.256
to refresh their waters. We'll have a

01:10:21.280 --> 01:10:22.695
5minute break then we'll come back. And

01:10:22.719 --> 01:10:25.336
what we will do is as chair I have

01:10:25.360 --> 01:10:27.496
discretion to reorder the council

01:10:27.520 --> 01:10:29.896
business. So we will commence with item

01:10:29.920 --> 01:10:32.296
8.1 which is the future of age care when

01:10:32.320 --> 01:10:35.320
we return in 5 minutes.

01:10:36.239 --> 01:10:39.239
All righty. Welcome back counselors.

01:10:42.000 --> 01:10:45.000
Oh sorry

01:10:48.000 --> 01:10:51.000
 before we move on to item 8.1 we will

01:10:51.120 --> 01:10:53.416
need to just consider a petition that

01:10:53.440 --> 01:10:56.440
has been received.  so item six is

01:10:56.880 --> 01:10:57.976
petitions, joint letters and

01:10:58.000 --> 01:11:00.376
deputations. Councilors, we have one

01:11:00.400 --> 01:11:02.376
petition response on tonight's agenda

01:11:02.400 --> 01:11:05.400
6.1 which is the petition response in

01:11:05.600 --> 01:11:07.736
regard to resident parking permits in

01:11:07.760 --> 01:11:10.760
Garden City. Any questions from

01:11:10.800 --> 01:11:13.800
councilors for this item? Yes, councelor

01:11:13.920 --> 01:11:14.616
Consol.

01:11:14.640 --> 01:11:16.936
Thank you. I note that it's very hard to

01:11:16.960 --> 01:11:19.256
take traffic surveys right at this

01:11:19.280 --> 01:11:21.816
moment. We're at the um peak of

01:11:21.840 --> 01:11:23.976
construction workers in the area. It

01:11:24.000 --> 01:11:27.000
will taper as the um building finishes,

01:11:27.760 --> 01:11:30.456
but there'll be a magic point where we

01:11:30.480 --> 01:11:32.056
can collect what it really is going to

01:11:32.080 --> 01:11:34.776
be like before this development and the

01:11:34.800 --> 01:11:37.416
impact it has on it. What are some of

01:11:37.440 --> 01:11:39.976
the dates that we can tell the community

01:11:40.000 --> 01:11:41.416
to reassure them that this is going to

01:11:41.440 --> 01:11:42.776
be done at the appropriate time to

01:11:42.800 --> 01:11:45.800
reflect the true  traffic conditions?

01:11:47.520 --> 01:11:49.336
 through you may thank you for the

01:11:49.360 --> 01:11:51.416
question. Um, so we actually are trying

01:11:51.440 --> 01:11:54.056
to look in March at a at an RDO day for

01:11:54.080 --> 01:11:55.496
the construction workers where we can

01:11:55.520 --> 01:11:57.256
start trying to find that sort of magic

01:11:57.280 --> 01:11:59.816
spot where we get back to a normal

01:11:59.840 --> 01:12:01.736
point. So March at the moment is when

01:12:01.760 --> 01:12:04.056
we're looking to be able to find that

01:12:04.080 --> 01:12:07.080
with the construction company.

01:12:08.320 --> 01:12:11.016
Thank you. That seems very wise.

01:12:11.040 --> 01:12:13.576
Any further questions for the petition

01:12:13.600 --> 01:12:16.600
before us?

01:12:18.159 --> 01:12:20.376
In which case actually

01:12:20.400 --> 01:12:21.655
sorry councelor consolid

01:12:21.679 --> 01:12:24.679
um can we outline on the record how a

01:12:25.040 --> 01:12:28.040
street does apply for a request to

01:12:28.800 --> 01:12:31.800
become a permit street

01:12:34.800 --> 01:12:37.416
I  I may be able to assist with that.

01:12:37.440 --> 01:12:39.976
Um thank you council consol and through

01:12:40.000 --> 01:12:42.056
you mayor.

01:12:42.080 --> 01:12:44.215
Um

01:12:44.239 --> 01:12:46.616
petitions or  requests for parking

01:12:46.640 --> 01:12:48.695
restrictions are able to be provided to

01:12:48.719 --> 01:12:50.376
council requests for consideration for

01:12:50.400 --> 01:12:52.456
parking restrictions. Um they can be

01:12:52.480 --> 01:12:54.616
provided by a letter indicating 

01:12:54.640 --> 01:12:57.640
community support or um for changes.

01:12:58.159 --> 01:13:01.159
Those changes then see require careful

01:13:01.520 --> 01:13:04.520
assessment through parking um surveys

01:13:05.360 --> 01:13:08.360
um and community engagement as well that

01:13:08.400 --> 01:13:11.016
helps to gauge both the level of um

01:13:11.040 --> 01:13:13.976
parking demand on a street or in an area

01:13:14.000 --> 01:13:15.976
as well as community support for the

01:13:16.000 --> 01:13:18.776
changes. So, um, combined with those two

01:13:18.800 --> 01:13:20.776
pieces of information, um, council

01:13:20.800 --> 01:13:22.936
officers are able to consider the

01:13:22.960 --> 01:13:25.416
impacts and then, um, engage with the

01:13:25.440 --> 01:13:28.440
community on that for support.

01:13:28.719 --> 01:13:30.856
And that was John Lon, our head of

01:13:30.880 --> 01:13:31.816
transport.

01:13:31.840 --> 01:13:33.096
Thank you very much. I should have

01:13:33.120 --> 01:13:35.256
introduced myself. Thank you.

01:13:35.280 --> 01:13:37.496
Consider yourself introduced. Well done.

01:13:37.520 --> 01:13:40.215
Any further questions in relation to

01:13:40.239 --> 01:13:43.239
this item? Councelor Halliday? No.

01:13:45.040 --> 01:13:48.040
Any further questions from counselors?

01:13:48.480 --> 01:13:51.096
In which case, there is a recommendation

01:13:51.120 --> 01:13:54.120
before us. Do we have a mover for this

01:13:54.239 --> 01:13:56.456
recommendation? Thank you. Councelor

01:13:56.480 --> 01:13:58.616
Consol moved. Seconded. Councelor

01:13:58.640 --> 01:14:01.640
Crawford. Does the mover wish to speak?

01:14:02.000 --> 01:14:05.000
Yes, please. , this new development is

01:14:05.920 --> 01:14:08.376
a a big increase. 88 units before, now I

01:14:08.400 --> 01:14:11.096
think it's a 40 48. It's hard to tell

01:14:11.120 --> 01:14:12.695
exactly what that's going to be like,

01:14:12.719 --> 01:14:14.616
but it's obviously a big increase in a

01:14:14.640 --> 01:14:17.576
in an area. And the local networks of l

01:14:17.600 --> 01:14:20.376
of streets around Garden City are

01:14:20.400 --> 01:14:22.695
petite, more for the horse and carriage

01:14:22.719 --> 01:14:25.719
than for modern cars. Parking's already

01:14:25.840 --> 01:14:28.776
problematic in the area and um residents

01:14:28.800 --> 01:14:31.416
are rightly concerned about this. The

01:14:31.440 --> 01:14:33.175
petition was trying to get council to

01:14:33.199 --> 01:14:36.199
address it in a in a wide catchment

01:14:36.640 --> 01:14:38.776
because as soon as one street does it,

01:14:38.800 --> 01:14:40.215
that's going to push traffic to the next

01:14:40.239 --> 01:14:41.655
streets and that's why we probably don't

01:14:41.679 --> 01:14:43.896
have parking on the paid parking on the

01:14:43.920 --> 01:14:46.856
beach in that area too. Beacon Cove is

01:14:46.880 --> 01:14:48.776
also affected by this. It's on the other

01:14:48.800 --> 01:14:50.456
side. So, I'd hope that when we do our

01:14:50.480 --> 01:14:52.536
surveys, it's also captured if it's not

01:14:52.560 --> 01:14:54.856
explicitly said here that Beacon Cove

01:14:54.880 --> 01:14:55.896
should also have that same

01:14:55.920 --> 01:14:57.816
consideration.

01:14:57.840 --> 01:14:59.736
There's no magic answer right here, but

01:14:59.760 --> 01:15:01.896
I appreciate that there is forward

01:15:01.920 --> 01:15:04.920
planning to  steps to look at the

01:15:05.199 --> 01:15:07.576
issue still. Thank you.

01:15:07.600 --> 01:15:09.736
Thank you. And the second does the

01:15:09.760 --> 01:15:12.456
second wish to speak?

01:15:12.480 --> 01:15:14.695
No. Any other counselors wish to speak

01:15:14.719 --> 01:15:17.336
to the item?

01:15:17.360 --> 01:15:20.360
Would the mover wish to close?

01:15:20.640 --> 01:15:22.695
Thank you. In which case, we will be

01:15:22.719 --> 01:15:24.456
putting the motion and those

01:15:24.480 --> 01:15:26.536
recommendations.

01:15:26.560 --> 01:15:29.560
All those in favor

01:15:29.679 --> 01:15:32.679
that is carried unanimously.

01:15:34.000 --> 01:15:37.000
And now that now that brings us to item

01:15:37.679 --> 01:15:40.679
8.1.

01:15:41.360 --> 01:15:44.360
So item 8.1 which is  age care

01:15:46.800 --> 01:15:48.776
sorry the future of age care service

01:15:48.800 --> 01:15:51.800
delivery. Any questions  for officers

01:15:52.239 --> 01:15:54.056
in relation to this item? Thank you

01:15:54.080 --> 01:15:55.736
councelor Crawford. I guess there'll be

01:15:55.760 --> 01:15:58.215
two parts. Sorry. Should I recuse myself

01:15:58.239 --> 01:16:00.695
now or stay for questioning? Sorry,

01:16:00.719 --> 01:16:02.135
councelor Crawford.

01:16:02.159 --> 01:16:03.336
Um,

01:16:03.360 --> 01:16:05.336
just for the crowd, out of an abundance

01:16:05.360 --> 01:16:07.655
of caution, I'll be recusing myself from

01:16:07.679 --> 01:16:09.976
participating in this item or the

01:16:10.000 --> 01:16:12.936
consideration of this item. Um, I've

01:16:12.960 --> 01:16:15.175
encountered unforeseen technical issues

01:16:15.199 --> 01:16:17.655
in obtaining the documentation required,

01:16:17.679 --> 01:16:20.056
documentation required under the aged

01:16:20.080 --> 01:16:22.616
care act. Um so as a result the

01:16:22.640 --> 01:16:24.536
necessary checks were not able to be

01:16:24.560 --> 01:16:26.616
finalized for tonight's meeting. So to

01:16:26.640 --> 01:16:29.640
ensure full compliance under the act I

01:16:29.920 --> 01:16:32.456
will not take part in deliberation or

01:16:32.480 --> 01:16:35.336
decision making. So I will leave with my

01:16:35.360 --> 01:16:38.135
cup of tea. Thank you. Good luck.

01:16:38.159 --> 01:16:41.159
Thank you councelor Jay. And we'll

01:16:42.239 --> 01:16:44.215
wait for you to leave the chamber and

01:16:44.239 --> 01:16:47.096
then we'll be able to ask that question.

01:16:47.120 --> 01:16:48.776
That's Yeah. and thank you for your due

01:16:48.800 --> 01:16:51.800
diligence on this. Councelor Joe,

01:16:55.760 --> 01:16:57.336
thank you. Councelor Crawford,

01:16:57.360 --> 01:16:59.175
I'm going to ask two questions because

01:16:59.199 --> 01:17:00.296
obviously thank you to everyone who's

01:17:00.320 --> 01:17:02.616
raised the concerns, but I think we all

01:17:02.640 --> 01:17:04.135
want the same thing. It's just about how

01:17:04.159 --> 01:17:07.016
we achieve it. So firstly, in a moment,

01:17:07.040 --> 01:17:08.536
could you explain? It's not about the

01:17:08.560 --> 01:17:10.056
money that we're getting out of the f

01:17:10.080 --> 01:17:12.616
out of the program. It's the it's the we

01:17:12.640 --> 01:17:13.976
can't stay in and do a little bit. You

01:17:14.000 --> 01:17:15.256
kind of have to step up and do

01:17:15.280 --> 01:17:16.616
everything. to the complexity of the

01:17:16.640 --> 01:17:18.376
federal. Could you explain that further

01:17:18.400 --> 01:17:21.016
and remind us? But the question is can

01:17:21.040 --> 01:17:24.040
we as part of the proposed way forward

01:17:24.880 --> 01:17:27.655
 fund a hop- on hop off bus and and

01:17:27.679 --> 01:17:30.616
when we and that expand the neighbor

01:17:30.640 --> 01:17:32.056
linking neighbors to be more of a social

01:17:32.080 --> 01:17:33.896
inclusion program and still deliver the

01:17:33.920 --> 01:17:35.416
same service. It just would not be in

01:17:35.440 --> 01:17:38.440
the current form. Is that possible?

01:17:39.920 --> 01:17:42.376
Through you mayor. In terms of question

01:17:42.400 --> 01:17:44.936
one around some of the complexities in

01:17:44.960 --> 01:17:46.776
staying in the delivery of services,

01:17:46.800 --> 01:17:49.016
you're right, it's partly funding, it's

01:17:49.040 --> 01:17:51.096
partly the changes to the age care act

01:17:51.120 --> 01:17:54.120
which increase our compliance

01:17:54.239 --> 01:17:56.376
um and also our clinical governance that

01:17:56.400 --> 01:17:58.616
we need to overlay over the services and

01:17:58.640 --> 01:18:01.576
we currently don't have that in place at

01:18:01.600 --> 01:18:04.215
the moment. we do have trouble in terms

01:18:04.239 --> 01:18:06.056
of getting people into the program

01:18:06.080 --> 01:18:08.536
because people need to be CHSP eligible.

01:18:08.560 --> 01:18:11.016
Hence why we're at a 39%

01:18:11.040 --> 01:18:14.040
target and organizations that have full

01:18:14.080 --> 01:18:16.296
range or full gamut of services are in a

01:18:16.320 --> 01:18:18.695
much better position um to support

01:18:18.719 --> 01:18:20.695
clients through their aging journey. So

01:18:20.719 --> 01:18:23.496
often clients are choosing to go to a

01:18:23.520 --> 01:18:24.856
provider that can support them with

01:18:24.880 --> 01:18:27.096
inhome support as well as social

01:18:27.120 --> 01:18:30.120
connection programs as well. In terms of

01:18:30.400 --> 01:18:33.336
the second question, I agree. I think we

01:18:33.360 --> 01:18:35.816
all really do want the same things. Part

01:18:35.840 --> 01:18:37.256
of the expansion of the linking

01:18:37.280 --> 01:18:40.280
neighbors program is to mimic a lot more

01:18:40.560 --> 01:18:42.056
of what we've been doing in the social

01:18:42.080 --> 01:18:44.936
inclusion program. So, increasing day

01:18:44.960 --> 01:18:47.960
trips, increasing exercise programs,

01:18:48.000 --> 01:18:49.896
increasing community connection, and we

01:18:49.920 --> 01:18:52.536
would hate our clients to lose the

01:18:52.560 --> 01:18:54.056
connection and the beautiful connections

01:18:54.080 --> 01:18:55.576
they have with each other that you could

01:18:55.600 --> 01:18:57.096
see tonight.

01:18:57.120 --> 01:18:59.576
um we can still enable that to happen

01:18:59.600 --> 01:19:01.416
outside of the Commonwealth program

01:19:01.440 --> 01:19:03.896
through the linking neighbors program. I

01:19:03.920 --> 01:19:05.896
hear very clearly like you did that

01:19:05.920 --> 01:19:08.456
transport is an issue. Um we have a

01:19:08.480 --> 01:19:10.215
strong partnership with Southport Day

01:19:10.239 --> 01:19:11.976
Links that I think we could lean on, but

01:19:12.000 --> 01:19:14.215
we could also look at expanding our hop

01:19:14.239 --> 01:19:16.616
on hop off bus service to mimic the

01:19:16.640 --> 01:19:18.536
community transport service that we've

01:19:18.560 --> 01:19:19.976
been delivering under the Commonwealth

01:19:20.000 --> 01:19:21.496
program.

01:19:21.520 --> 01:19:23.496
So we could bring an amendment to sort

01:19:23.520 --> 01:19:25.175
of that principle after we've sort of

01:19:25.199 --> 01:19:26.856
interrogated further. or I might work on

01:19:26.880 --> 01:19:28.135
an amendment while we ask more

01:19:28.159 --> 01:19:30.456
questions.

01:19:30.480 --> 01:19:33.480
Next questions. Councelor Halliday.

01:19:36.719 --> 01:19:38.776
Sorry, just to clarify here. Um you

01:19:38.800 --> 01:19:41.016
mentioned there that

01:19:41.040 --> 01:19:42.695
um

01:19:42.719 --> 01:19:44.776
CHSP

01:19:44.800 --> 01:19:47.336
um eligible people can choose their

01:19:47.360 --> 01:19:50.360
provider at that point. Are we, you

01:19:50.480 --> 01:19:52.456
know, there seemed to be some

01:19:52.480 --> 01:19:55.480
implication that we needed to provide

01:19:55.840 --> 01:19:58.135
all of the services

01:19:58.159 --> 01:20:01.159
um to people  to be, you know, to

01:20:01.920 --> 01:20:04.456
continue providing some of the services

01:20:04.480 --> 01:20:07.480
or is it or is it more that um the

01:20:08.320 --> 01:20:10.536
Commonwealth will favor people or that

01:20:10.560 --> 01:20:12.456
people will favor themselves those that

01:20:12.480 --> 01:20:15.480
provide all the services

01:20:15.840 --> 01:20:18.056
through you may our experience has been

01:20:18.080 --> 01:20:20.135
that clients would prefer a single

01:20:20.159 --> 01:20:22.456
provider rather than going to say a

01:20:22.480 --> 01:20:24.616
Bolton Clark for the inhome services and

01:20:24.640 --> 01:20:27.336
then coming to council for social

01:20:27.360 --> 01:20:30.360
connection services is sorry I'm hoping

01:20:30.640 --> 01:20:31.976
I got the right Yeah.

01:20:32.000 --> 01:20:33.655
Yeah. I think that's my implication.

01:20:33.679 --> 01:20:35.336
Right. So it's a it's a client

01:20:35.360 --> 01:20:36.536
preference.

01:20:36.560 --> 01:20:37.175
Absolutely.

01:20:37.199 --> 01:20:37.496
Right.

01:20:37.520 --> 01:20:37.816
Yeah.

01:20:37.840 --> 01:20:40.840
So they preferentially go

01:20:40.960 --> 01:20:42.135
I can't take your question

01:20:42.159 --> 01:20:45.159
unfortunately.

01:20:45.920 --> 01:20:47.336
Can

01:20:47.360 --> 01:20:48.296
can I

01:20:48.320 --> 01:20:51.320
 so counselors may wish to ask further

01:20:51.679 --> 01:20:53.896
questions councelor

01:20:53.920 --> 01:20:55.496
but can I guess what I want to unpack

01:20:55.520 --> 01:20:57.256
this to make sure everyone's clear the

01:20:57.280 --> 01:20:59.576
level of clinical governance that is

01:20:59.600 --> 01:21:01.576
required we probably spend the money we

01:21:01.600 --> 01:21:03.976
could spend on a hop on hop off bus we

01:21:04.000 --> 01:21:06.296
would be spending triple that in in

01:21:06.320 --> 01:21:08.215
compliance in admin and that where

01:21:08.239 --> 01:21:09.736
there's still an opportunity to deliver

01:21:09.760 --> 01:21:12.135
this service using that money so the

01:21:12.159 --> 01:21:14.135
problem is not is that the level of

01:21:14.159 --> 01:21:15.816
compl liance around clinical governance.

01:21:15.840 --> 01:21:18.376
We just don't have that capacity. Um so

01:21:18.400 --> 01:21:20.695
it's it's more about that and is there

01:21:20.719 --> 01:21:22.215
not an expectation though that we

01:21:22.239 --> 01:21:25.016
provide a broader range of services to

01:21:25.040 --> 01:21:28.040
be considered one of the providers

01:21:29.600 --> 01:21:32.056
through you may answer the first part of

01:21:32.080 --> 01:21:34.376
the question. There is an elevated

01:21:34.400 --> 01:21:36.296
clinical governance requirements under

01:21:36.320 --> 01:21:38.536
the age care act. So we would need to do

01:21:38.560 --> 01:21:41.175
capability uplift which is a financial

01:21:41.199 --> 01:21:44.199
cost to council under the age care act.

01:21:44.400 --> 01:21:46.936
Counselors are also responsible for any

01:21:46.960 --> 01:21:49.336
failure or any breach of the age care

01:21:49.360 --> 01:21:51.576
act which is very difficult for

01:21:51.600 --> 01:21:54.600
counselors to attest to because you need

01:21:54.719 --> 01:21:57.256
to be at arms length from the operation.

01:21:57.280 --> 01:22:00.280
So that's really tricky as well. Um can

01:22:00.880 --> 01:22:02.615
you please repeat the second part of

01:22:02.639 --> 01:22:05.639
your question counselor? So the the um

01:22:06.239 --> 01:22:08.776
next part of the question, Bridget, um

01:22:08.800 --> 01:22:11.800
was  really around um

01:22:14.960 --> 01:22:17.496
I think I've forgotten to I think it was

01:22:17.520 --> 01:22:18.215
more that even

01:22:18.239 --> 01:22:19.416
the clinical governance

01:22:19.440 --> 01:22:21.496
even with the uplift was there not an

01:22:21.520 --> 01:22:22.776
expectation of where the federal

01:22:22.800 --> 01:22:24.135
government's kind of legislation is

01:22:24.159 --> 01:22:26.215
leading us towards being a provider of

01:22:26.239 --> 01:22:28.776
not just a few bits and pieces that they

01:22:28.800 --> 01:22:31.336
expected you to therefore offer a

01:22:31.360 --> 01:22:33.336
broader suite of services.

01:22:33.360 --> 01:22:35.336
Yeah. There is there's definitely a

01:22:35.360 --> 01:22:37.655
Commonwealth um preference to have

01:22:37.679 --> 01:22:39.416
providers that can meet the needs of

01:22:39.440 --> 01:22:42.376
older people as they age so that they

01:22:42.400 --> 01:22:44.615
can provide basic inhome supports,

01:22:44.639 --> 01:22:47.175
connection programs, and then as people

01:22:47.199 --> 01:22:49.175
get older and may have more health

01:22:49.199 --> 01:22:51.175
issues that they can all provide allied

01:22:51.199 --> 01:22:54.199
health um and nursing as well.

01:22:56.320 --> 01:22:58.376
Thank you, Councelor Consol.

01:22:58.400 --> 01:22:59.816
Thank you. This is similar to these kind

01:22:59.840 --> 01:23:02.215
of questions. Does anything that stop us

01:23:02.239 --> 01:23:04.536
from copycatting the whole idea that

01:23:04.560 --> 01:23:06.376
everyone loves here and just delivering

01:23:06.400 --> 01:23:08.376
it as a council

01:23:08.400 --> 01:23:10.296
through you may that's what we're hoping

01:23:10.320 --> 01:23:12.456
to achieve with an expanded linking

01:23:12.480 --> 01:23:14.296
neighbors program and also the

01:23:14.320 --> 01:23:15.896
complimentary

01:23:15.920 --> 01:23:18.056
um transport as well.

01:23:18.080 --> 01:23:19.976
Okay. So I'm hearing that my fellow

01:23:20.000 --> 01:23:21.496
councils are quite keen to do that

01:23:21.520 --> 01:23:23.016
because we hear the sentiment and it

01:23:23.040 --> 01:23:24.456
sounds awesome. I want to be part of

01:23:24.480 --> 01:23:27.336
this as well. So if we take away the

01:23:27.360 --> 01:23:29.175
whole please give us money from the

01:23:29.199 --> 01:23:30.856
federal government, oh yes, we have to

01:23:30.880 --> 01:23:32.056
comply with all these things, we

01:23:32.080 --> 01:23:33.736
actually have the freedom, the ability

01:23:33.760 --> 01:23:36.760
to use the same um resources that we're

01:23:37.760 --> 01:23:40.760
all happy with to deliver it. Is that

01:23:41.360 --> 01:23:43.816
correct? That's absolutely correct.

01:23:43.840 --> 01:23:45.496
Okay,

01:23:45.520 --> 01:23:46.615
sounds pretty good.

01:23:46.639 --> 01:23:48.456
Thank you, Councelor Consol. Councelor

01:23:48.480 --> 01:23:50.456
Buckingham.

01:23:50.480 --> 01:23:52.695
Councelor Consol has taken the first

01:23:52.719 --> 01:23:55.719
part of my question. Um we we've heard

01:23:56.000 --> 01:23:58.135
from the local community and users of

01:23:58.159 --> 01:23:59.816
the social inclusion program that the

01:23:59.840 --> 01:24:02.840
linking neighbors program is different.

01:24:03.040 --> 01:24:06.040
It's it does not provide the same

01:24:06.159 --> 01:24:08.135
quality of service and the same

01:24:08.159 --> 01:24:10.856
experiences and connection.

01:24:10.880 --> 01:24:13.880
How far away with given our current

01:24:13.920 --> 01:24:16.776
state with linking neighbors, how much

01:24:16.800 --> 01:24:19.655
work and investment would need to happen

01:24:19.679 --> 01:24:22.615
to provide that quality of um service

01:24:22.639 --> 01:24:25.639
and experiences in a a revamped

01:24:26.800 --> 01:24:29.800
service um through you mayor. We would

01:24:29.920 --> 01:24:32.376
work over the next few months or so

01:24:32.400 --> 01:24:34.776
because our program will still run based

01:24:34.800 --> 01:24:37.800
on the decision made today. um it will

01:24:38.320 --> 01:24:40.615
still run um and we'd work in the

01:24:40.639 --> 01:24:43.639
background to start to mimic what is

01:24:43.679 --> 01:24:45.016
occurring in the social connection

01:24:45.040 --> 01:24:47.336
program in the linking neighbors plus

01:24:47.360 --> 01:24:50.360
program um providing transport which

01:24:50.400 --> 01:24:52.135
we've heard tonight's really important

01:24:52.159 --> 01:24:55.159
and also providing support to attend

01:24:55.199 --> 01:24:57.175
those programs at the moment linking

01:24:57.199 --> 01:25:00.199
neighbors um is requiring older people

01:25:00.480 --> 01:25:02.856
to be pretty self- sustainable get

01:25:02.880 --> 01:25:05.880
themselves to event extra support from

01:25:06.320 --> 01:25:08.456
staff they're not needing reminders or

01:25:08.480 --> 01:25:11.480
encouragement. Um it's assumed they're

01:25:11.520 --> 01:25:13.336
pretty self- sustainable. But the idea

01:25:13.360 --> 01:25:15.576
of the linking neighbors plus+ is that

01:25:15.600 --> 01:25:18.456
we start to embed some of those um

01:25:18.480 --> 01:25:20.615
supports in that new linking neighbors

01:25:20.639 --> 01:25:23.639
program.

01:25:26.239 --> 01:25:29.239
 further questions?

01:25:29.280 --> 01:25:32.280
Sure.

01:25:35.360 --> 01:25:37.976
So the people that currently are using

01:25:38.000 --> 01:25:41.000
the social inclusion program, if we take

01:25:41.280 --> 01:25:43.816
this decision tonight,

01:25:43.840 --> 01:25:46.695
what will their experience be and what

01:25:46.719 --> 01:25:49.016
options will they have to transition

01:25:49.040 --> 01:25:50.936
either into linking neighbors or into

01:25:50.960 --> 01:25:53.416
other providers and how will they their

01:25:53.440 --> 01:25:56.440
individual circumstances be managed?

01:25:57.600 --> 01:26:00.456
So through the transition process, the

01:26:00.480 --> 01:26:02.695
transition process would be twofold. It

01:26:02.719 --> 01:26:05.719
would be to support clients to transfer

01:26:06.000 --> 01:26:08.695
across to an alternate Commonwealth

01:26:08.719 --> 01:26:11.175
provider if they so choose to be. There

01:26:11.199 --> 01:26:13.016
are a number of local providers in the

01:26:13.040 --> 01:26:15.655
city that deliver day trips, exercise

01:26:15.679 --> 01:26:18.679
programs, social connection activities,

01:26:18.880 --> 01:26:20.536
but also through that one-on-one

01:26:20.560 --> 01:26:22.536
transition with clients is to support

01:26:22.560 --> 01:26:25.096
them to attend the linking neighbors

01:26:25.120 --> 01:26:27.736
program. Whilst we will have some

01:26:27.760 --> 01:26:29.896
staffing support, we definitely won't

01:26:29.920 --> 01:26:31.816
have the level of staffing support that

01:26:31.840 --> 01:26:34.135
we have at the moment in terms of the

01:26:34.159 --> 01:26:36.695
staff that deliver the social connection

01:26:36.719 --> 01:26:39.256
program. But the idea of that transition

01:26:39.280 --> 01:26:41.736
phase is to work one-on-one with clients

01:26:41.760 --> 01:26:43.256
to ensure that we can meet their

01:26:43.280 --> 01:26:45.736
individual needs and aspirations in

01:26:45.760 --> 01:26:47.496
terms of social what social connection

01:26:47.520 --> 01:26:50.520
looks like for them moving forward.

01:26:51.440 --> 01:26:54.376
Thank you, Deputy Mayor Mes.

01:26:54.400 --> 01:26:56.695
Thank you. Um

01:26:56.719 --> 01:26:59.719
Bridget, the what I've heard tonight um

01:27:02.000 --> 01:27:04.615
there is a change there there are a

01:27:04.639 --> 01:27:07.639
number of changes elements within that

01:27:07.679 --> 01:27:10.679
that are simply out of our control or

01:27:11.199 --> 01:27:13.496
have been came down the highway and we

01:27:13.520 --> 01:27:16.520
are dealing with it. I'm also hearing

01:27:16.639 --> 01:27:19.639
the vital need for those members of our

01:27:20.560 --> 01:27:22.456
community

01:27:22.480 --> 01:27:25.480
using the particular services  as

01:27:26.159 --> 01:27:28.536
councelor Cunsolo described it. If we

01:27:28.560 --> 01:27:31.560
were able to deliver that element and

01:27:32.239 --> 01:27:34.695
and that alone and dealing with the

01:27:34.719 --> 01:27:37.496
other things, our community needs to

01:27:37.520 --> 01:27:40.520
understand unfortunately there is change

01:27:41.040 --> 01:27:44.040
coming occurring but we as counselors

01:27:45.040 --> 01:27:48.040
want to protect for them the 

01:27:49.280 --> 01:27:52.280
inclusiveness the connection that they

01:27:52.400 --> 01:27:55.336
have and I'd like to hear it again. We

01:27:55.360 --> 01:27:58.135
can do that. That is a possibility is my

01:27:58.159 --> 01:28:00.456
question.

01:28:00.480 --> 01:28:03.175
Um through you mayor. So the idea would

01:28:03.199 --> 01:28:05.816
be that we can provide the same

01:28:05.840 --> 01:28:07.655
connection activities that the current

01:28:07.679 --> 01:28:10.679
social inclusion group experience that

01:28:10.719 --> 01:28:12.856
we can ensure those peer relationships

01:28:12.880 --> 01:28:14.536
are maintained through those social

01:28:14.560 --> 01:28:17.175
connection activities. We won't have the

01:28:17.199 --> 01:28:19.016
levels of staffing that we currently

01:28:19.040 --> 01:28:21.175
have at the moment, but we will still

01:28:21.199 --> 01:28:23.016
have staff that can provide support in

01:28:23.040 --> 01:28:24.776
the background to make sure that people

01:28:24.800 --> 01:28:27.800
know what's going on. Um, encouraging

01:28:27.840 --> 01:28:30.456
them to go, making sure that they've got

01:28:30.480 --> 01:28:32.776
transport to get there. It just won't be

01:28:32.800 --> 01:28:34.456
to the level that they currently are

01:28:34.480 --> 01:28:36.695
used to.

01:28:36.719 --> 01:28:39.719
Follow question. Thank you, Deputy U.

01:28:40.080 --> 01:28:43.080
Will we be able to promote this service

01:28:43.520 --> 01:28:45.496
 actively across the city of Port

01:28:45.520 --> 01:28:47.496
Phillip

01:28:47.520 --> 01:28:48.776
through you mayor? One of the

01:28:48.800 --> 01:28:50.615
difficulties currently and I've heard

01:28:50.639 --> 01:28:52.296
that about the promotion of the program

01:28:52.320 --> 01:28:54.056
at the moment is it's technically a

01:28:54.080 --> 01:28:56.615
Commonwealth funded program. Our ability

01:28:56.639 --> 01:28:59.016
to market and to grow that service is

01:28:59.040 --> 01:29:01.096
really limited because clients need to

01:29:01.120 --> 01:29:03.336
be determined to be eligible through a

01:29:03.360 --> 01:29:06.056
third party which is my age care. So,

01:29:06.080 --> 01:29:07.416
it's been really difficult and you're

01:29:07.440 --> 01:29:10.296
competing in a very broad market. If we

01:29:10.320 --> 01:29:13.320
have a fully council funded service, we

01:29:13.760 --> 01:29:15.496
can look at marketing that and I've

01:29:15.520 --> 01:29:17.336
heard tonight that's really important

01:29:17.360 --> 01:29:19.576
where we market that often the libraries

01:29:19.600 --> 01:29:21.256
is not the best place to market or

01:29:21.280 --> 01:29:23.016
customer service. So, getting out into

01:29:23.040 --> 01:29:25.096
the community, whether that be the local

01:29:25.120 --> 01:29:27.736
GP, um whether that be the local chemist

01:29:27.760 --> 01:29:29.096
to make sure that we're getting that

01:29:29.120 --> 01:29:31.096
information out into the right places so

01:29:31.120 --> 01:29:34.120
people know what's available.

01:29:34.159 --> 01:29:36.215
Thank you, Councelor Consol.

01:29:36.239 --> 01:29:37.816
Some further feedback I heard tonight

01:29:37.840 --> 01:29:40.056
was about the hop on, hop off bus that

01:29:40.080 --> 01:29:42.376
maybe it needs a bit of a jazz up, but

01:29:42.400 --> 01:29:44.056
it's be a little bit more street

01:29:44.080 --> 01:29:46.135
presence, but also an audit of the

01:29:46.159 --> 01:29:49.159
signage. Is that um planned

01:29:49.440 --> 01:29:51.016
through you, Mayor? Yes, we'll

01:29:51.040 --> 01:29:53.016
definitely do a jazz up of the hop on

01:29:53.040 --> 01:29:54.695
hop off bus service. We want to make

01:29:54.719 --> 01:29:57.719
sure that it's as appealing as possible.

01:29:58.000 --> 01:30:00.856
um that we optimize the really popular

01:30:00.880 --> 01:30:03.175
routes that we maybe drop off the ones

01:30:03.199 --> 01:30:05.175
that aren't so popular but replace them

01:30:05.199 --> 01:30:07.576
with ones that maybe we're not doing

01:30:07.600 --> 01:30:10.135
currently at the moment and I hear um

01:30:10.159 --> 01:30:12.056
you know signage is an issue as well so

01:30:12.080 --> 01:30:15.080
we can look to rectify that. Um we also

01:30:15.199 --> 01:30:17.175
are working very closely with Southport

01:30:17.199 --> 01:30:19.336
DLinks who are also another community

01:30:19.360 --> 01:30:21.736
transport provider in the city to make

01:30:21.760 --> 01:30:23.576
sure that we are working very closely

01:30:23.600 --> 01:30:26.600
together to identify gaps to look at

01:30:26.639 --> 01:30:28.376
optimization to make sure that we've got

01:30:28.400 --> 01:30:31.175
a fully realized community transport

01:30:31.199 --> 01:30:33.816
service for our community as well.

01:30:33.840 --> 01:30:35.336
Thank you councelor Consol.

01:30:35.360 --> 01:30:36.776
Followup question or another question.

01:30:36.800 --> 01:30:38.536
Um a lot of the people tonight were

01:30:38.560 --> 01:30:40.296
Elwood and St Kilda a little bit Port

01:30:40.320 --> 01:30:41.896
Melbourne but it sounds like it's a

01:30:41.920 --> 01:30:43.736
little bit more use down this area. Have

01:30:43.760 --> 01:30:45.576
we mapped that? Who's using these

01:30:45.600 --> 01:30:48.600
programs? Is there that  the Southport

01:30:48.639 --> 01:30:50.215
Community Center is offering similar

01:30:50.239 --> 01:30:53.239
programs and therefore it's not as many

01:30:53.440 --> 01:30:56.376
people up that way in Port Melbourne?

01:30:56.400 --> 01:30:57.655
Through you, Mayor. One of the things

01:30:57.679 --> 01:30:59.816
we'd like to do moving forward in order

01:30:59.840 --> 01:31:01.736
to optimize the hop on hop off bus is

01:31:01.760 --> 01:31:03.016
actually talk to older people who

01:31:03.040 --> 01:31:05.016
currently use the bus who or who may not

01:31:05.040 --> 01:31:06.856
use the bus to find out how they're

01:31:06.880 --> 01:31:08.296
feeling about the hop on hop off bus

01:31:08.320 --> 01:31:10.536
service. What can we do better? What are

01:31:10.560 --> 01:31:12.615
the gaps? um what would ensure that they

01:31:12.639 --> 01:31:14.936
use that moving forward. So we can just

01:31:14.960 --> 01:31:17.655
test out our thinking around that our

01:31:17.679 --> 01:31:19.416
current route system is very much

01:31:19.440 --> 01:31:21.096
following or mimicking the public

01:31:21.120 --> 01:31:23.976
transport system that doesn't seem to be

01:31:24.000 --> 01:31:26.056
as relevant now as it was when it

01:31:26.080 --> 01:31:28.135
originally started. So we want to make

01:31:28.159 --> 01:31:29.816
sure that the service is meeting the

01:31:29.840 --> 01:31:31.016
community's needs and we want to

01:31:31.040 --> 01:31:32.536
actually talk to the older people about

01:31:32.560 --> 01:31:32.936
that.

01:31:32.960 --> 01:31:34.936
I also meant in the um thank you but I

01:31:34.960 --> 01:31:36.615
also meant in the social inclusion

01:31:36.639 --> 01:31:39.175
program that it sounds like more people

01:31:39.199 --> 01:31:41.096
are more Elwood and St. and killed here.

01:31:41.120 --> 01:31:43.655
So just making sure we look at what's

01:31:43.679 --> 01:31:45.976
across the entire municipality and

01:31:46.000 --> 01:31:49.000
ensure there's no gaps as well.

01:31:49.679 --> 01:31:52.456
Councelor Crawford.

01:31:52.480 --> 01:31:54.456
Um so I should have asked this question

01:31:54.480 --> 01:31:57.016
before. Um

01:31:57.040 --> 01:31:58.776
if we were to provide because we're

01:31:58.800 --> 01:32:00.615
already looking at the positive aging

01:32:00.639 --> 01:32:03.496
kind of unit again. if we were to

01:32:03.520 --> 01:32:05.976
provide an extra staff member to kind of

01:32:06.000 --> 01:32:07.576
deliver and probably not the same level

01:32:07.600 --> 01:32:10.600
but a higher level than what

01:32:11.440 --> 01:32:13.096
it's not linking name it's it's a social

01:32:13.120 --> 01:32:16.120
inclusion program COP version um would

01:32:16.239 --> 01:32:18.456
that be like another 100 150 is that

01:32:18.480 --> 01:32:20.695
what we would be looking at or is that

01:32:20.719 --> 01:32:21.976
something we could explore down the

01:32:22.000 --> 01:32:23.496
track if that's something that council

01:32:23.520 --> 01:32:26.296
was interested in

01:32:26.320 --> 01:32:27.816
through you may I think that's something

01:32:27.840 --> 01:32:29.175
we could explore down the track if

01:32:29.199 --> 01:32:29.736
council

01:32:29.760 --> 01:32:31.655
as we're because in the motion it says

01:32:31.679 --> 01:32:33.416
co-design so The idea is actually we

01:32:33.440 --> 01:32:34.615
haven't set it in stone. We're looking

01:32:34.639 --> 01:32:37.416
to what might work. Yeah. And can I ask

01:32:37.440 --> 01:32:39.576
a question has and look again we're at

01:32:39.600 --> 01:32:41.496
the early stages. So I am wondering

01:32:41.520 --> 01:32:44.520
though at that consideration of that exp

01:32:44.719 --> 01:32:47.719
social connection whether we can link in

01:32:47.760 --> 01:32:50.760
any um not just linking neighbors but

01:32:51.440 --> 01:32:53.655
neighbors helping neighbors out. Like I

01:32:53.679 --> 01:32:55.016
know that Australia Post is not

01:32:55.040 --> 01:32:56.536
necessarily pressing on buzzers when

01:32:56.560 --> 01:32:58.376
people are home and then no one has any

01:32:58.400 --> 01:32:59.896
way to get to the post office. whether

01:32:59.920 --> 01:33:01.896
there's other ways that we can use those

01:33:01.920 --> 01:33:03.736
kind of social inclusion linking

01:33:03.760 --> 01:33:05.816
neighbor programs to actually set up a

01:33:05.840 --> 01:33:07.175
volunteering to help your neighbor put

01:33:07.199 --> 01:33:09.576
out the bin whatever it might be as part

01:33:09.600 --> 01:33:11.655
of that thinking. Is that going to be

01:33:11.679 --> 01:33:13.175
would that be possible if there was

01:33:13.199 --> 01:33:14.615
interest in that

01:33:14.639 --> 01:33:16.056
through you mayor? Yes, that would be

01:33:16.080 --> 01:33:19.080
possible if there was interest in that.

01:33:19.679 --> 01:33:22.056
Thank you councelor Halliday.

01:33:22.080 --> 01:33:25.080
 thank you mayor. Um

01:33:25.520 --> 01:33:27.576
I'm just wondering there was a there was

01:33:27.600 --> 01:33:30.536
a discussion here about the timing of

01:33:30.560 --> 01:33:33.560
the changes here and the obligation for

01:33:33.920 --> 01:33:36.920
changing the of changing the funding um

01:33:38.400 --> 01:33:41.400
not being required until next year. Why

01:33:43.760 --> 01:33:46.760
do can we delay this decision or and

01:33:47.600 --> 01:33:50.600
what would be the implications if we

01:33:50.800 --> 01:33:53.175
held off this decision until closer to

01:33:53.199 --> 01:33:56.199
that that deadline or that um changeover

01:33:56.239 --> 01:33:59.239
period

01:33:59.679 --> 01:34:02.679
through you may um whilst that's the

01:34:03.520 --> 01:34:06.135
definitive date for the new support at

01:34:06.159 --> 01:34:08.456
Hope program to start the Commonwealth

01:34:08.480 --> 01:34:10.856
has already rolled out a multitude of

01:34:10.880 --> 01:34:12.056
changes es that are making it

01:34:12.080 --> 01:34:13.576
increasingly difficult for local

01:34:13.600 --> 01:34:16.135
governments in Victoria to stay in the

01:34:16.159 --> 01:34:18.456
delivery of Commonwealth services. Some

01:34:18.480 --> 01:34:19.896
of those we've already talked about

01:34:19.920 --> 01:34:22.856
tonight in terms of the budget, in terms

01:34:22.880 --> 01:34:24.856
of the age care act and the additional

01:34:24.880 --> 01:34:27.816
clinical governance that's required to

01:34:27.840 --> 01:34:30.840
continue to stay until 2027.

01:34:30.880 --> 01:34:33.096
There's timing issues in terms of the

01:34:33.120 --> 01:34:34.856
Commonwealth. You can't just relinquish

01:34:34.880 --> 01:34:36.615
whenever you want. Now, the Commonwealth

01:34:36.639 --> 01:34:38.695
has particular points within a calendar

01:34:38.719 --> 01:34:40.936
year when you can relinquish and you

01:34:40.960 --> 01:34:43.336
need to fit in with that scheduling. The

01:34:43.360 --> 01:34:45.096
Commonwealth didn't used to take our

01:34:45.120 --> 01:34:47.496
unspent funds away from us. So, if we

01:34:47.520 --> 01:34:50.215
were under target, we could keep those

01:34:50.239 --> 01:34:52.615
funds and it could sustain us delivering

01:34:52.639 --> 01:34:55.256
services um because the cost of

01:34:55.280 --> 01:34:57.175
delivering is higher than what the count

01:34:57.199 --> 01:34:59.655
what the Commonwealth funding is. But

01:34:59.679 --> 01:35:01.256
now, the Commonwealth is taking those

01:35:01.280 --> 01:35:03.336
unspent funds away from us. So if we're

01:35:03.360 --> 01:35:06.296
only meeting 39% of target, the

01:35:06.320 --> 01:35:08.135
Commonwealth are retrieving that money

01:35:08.159 --> 01:35:09.816
back, which means our ability to

01:35:09.840 --> 01:35:12.615
continue to do what we need to do to

01:35:12.639 --> 01:35:14.615
deliver services is is really

01:35:14.639 --> 01:35:15.816
compromised.

01:35:15.840 --> 01:35:17.896
Through you, mayor, before  councelor

01:35:17.920 --> 01:35:20.920
Halliday um asks his next question,

01:35:20.960 --> 01:35:23.960
um just  also in terms of c of the

01:35:24.239 --> 01:35:26.936
food service contract,  council's

01:35:26.960 --> 01:35:29.576
current contract concludes on in

01:35:29.600 --> 01:35:31.976
October. So that's something for council

01:35:32.000 --> 01:35:33.896
to be mindful of.

01:35:33.920 --> 01:35:36.920
And if I might add, I think um even in

01:35:38.960 --> 01:35:41.096
these changes, council will be providing

01:35:41.120 --> 01:35:43.655
more rateayer money towards these

01:35:43.679 --> 01:35:45.416
services than it provides today. So

01:35:45.440 --> 01:35:47.976
there's been a fundamental change in

01:35:48.000 --> 01:35:49.976
both the compliance model, the funding

01:35:50.000 --> 01:35:52.936
model, and the marketplace.

01:35:52.960 --> 01:35:55.896
and council is continuing to invest and

01:35:55.920 --> 01:35:58.135
will invest more rateayer funding in

01:35:58.159 --> 01:36:00.456
this service to do what we can in the

01:36:00.480 --> 01:36:03.480
future.

01:36:03.760 --> 01:36:06.135
Further question, councelor Halliday.

01:36:06.159 --> 01:36:09.159
Yeah. Um

01:36:09.280 --> 01:36:12.280
we've in in the past we've discussed the

01:36:13.040 --> 01:36:16.040
idea of um joining or approaching

01:36:18.080 --> 01:36:21.080
Bayside and Glenn Ira to see if they had

01:36:22.880 --> 01:36:25.880
interest in um in being one of the

01:36:26.239 --> 01:36:29.239
providers for our you know our age care

01:36:29.280 --> 01:36:32.280
um services. I'm wondering what was the

01:36:32.800 --> 01:36:35.336
situation a couple of years back when we

01:36:35.360 --> 01:36:38.360
first made this change and where as I

01:36:38.880 --> 01:36:41.096
understand they were um not in a

01:36:41.120 --> 01:36:43.816
position to do it and what is have we

01:36:43.840 --> 01:36:46.615
approached them since then to see if

01:36:46.639 --> 01:36:49.639
they are interested in becoming one of

01:36:49.760 --> 01:36:52.760
the providers for these services for our

01:36:53.360 --> 01:36:56.360
um elderly residents

01:36:57.199 --> 01:37:00.056
um through you mayor um two years ago

01:37:00.080 --> 01:37:02.456
when the Commonwealth reached out to

01:37:02.480 --> 01:37:04.776
Bayside to be one of the panel of

01:37:04.800 --> 01:37:07.800
providers. Bayside weren't interested in

01:37:07.920 --> 01:37:10.615
doing that. Um,

01:37:10.639 --> 01:37:12.856
as I said before, all local governments

01:37:12.880 --> 01:37:15.496
in Victoria now are looking at whether

01:37:15.520 --> 01:37:17.496
or not they can sustain the delivery of

01:37:17.520 --> 01:37:19.896
Commonwealth services, even if they did

01:37:19.920 --> 01:37:22.920
a lot of work initially um to set to set

01:37:24.080 --> 01:37:25.336
up the business models that they

01:37:25.360 --> 01:37:27.416
currently have with the recent changes

01:37:27.440 --> 01:37:29.976
particularly around the age care act. Um

01:37:30.000 --> 01:37:31.336
it's becoming increasingly

01:37:31.360 --> 01:37:33.896
unsustainable.

01:37:33.920 --> 01:37:35.655
Sorry, just to be clear there. Am I

01:37:35.679 --> 01:37:37.816
hearing that they're not interested

01:37:37.840 --> 01:37:39.655
currently in

01:37:39.679 --> 01:37:41.016
um

01:37:41.040 --> 01:37:42.695
in partnering with us on this front?

01:37:42.719 --> 01:37:45.336
 so through you, mayor,  council

01:37:45.360 --> 01:37:47.416
hasn't written to those councils

01:37:47.440 --> 01:37:49.816
formally. Um but certainly through

01:37:49.840 --> 01:37:52.840
informal discussions, the the challenges

01:37:53.440 --> 01:37:56.440
around the aged care act. So one of the

01:37:56.719 --> 01:37:59.719
options that were explored  in 2025

01:38:00.400 --> 01:38:03.016
was council aligning with a a values

01:38:03.040 --> 01:38:06.040
aligned partner and contracting that

01:38:06.320 --> 01:38:09.256
service. Council under the age care act

01:38:09.280 --> 01:38:11.576
though still retains the responsible

01:38:11.600 --> 01:38:14.600
provider obligations. So council  has

01:38:15.840 --> 01:38:18.615
to ensure as a responsible provider that

01:38:18.639 --> 01:38:20.615
anybody that it contracts with is

01:38:20.639 --> 01:38:23.336
delivering services in line with the

01:38:23.360 --> 01:38:26.360
aged care act and and council is at at

01:38:26.639 --> 01:38:28.215
the end of the day ultimately

01:38:28.239 --> 01:38:31.095
responsible for that. So um there there

01:38:31.119 --> 01:38:34.119
are challenges there and and it's a that

01:38:34.400 --> 01:38:35.976
in and of itself is a different

01:38:36.000 --> 01:38:38.376
environment  to when council last

01:38:38.400 --> 01:38:40.536
considered the matter.

01:38:40.560 --> 01:38:42.615
Any

01:38:42.639 --> 01:38:45.639
further questions?

01:38:48.400 --> 01:38:51.400
I've got a few. , do we measure the

01:38:52.000 --> 01:38:54.056
reliability of the community bus or the

01:38:54.080 --> 01:38:57.080
hop- on hop off service

01:38:58.080 --> 01:38:59.496
through you may you repeat your

01:38:59.520 --> 01:39:01.095
question? I missed the beginning.

01:39:01.119 --> 01:39:03.016
, do we measure the reliability of our

01:39:03.040 --> 01:39:05.416
community bus services and the ser the

01:39:05.440 --> 01:39:07.175
bus the transport services that we

01:39:07.199 --> 01:39:08.695
provide?

01:39:08.719 --> 01:39:11.719
Yeah, we do. Um, and particularly in

01:39:12.800 --> 01:39:14.776
instances where we may not be able to

01:39:14.800 --> 01:39:17.576
meet um, our timetable requirements, we

01:39:17.600 --> 01:39:19.416
make sure that we contact our regular

01:39:19.440 --> 01:39:21.816
clients to ensure that they're aware

01:39:21.840 --> 01:39:23.976
that there may be changes to that hop on

01:39:24.000 --> 01:39:25.896
hop off bus service programming for that

01:39:25.920 --> 01:39:27.655
day.

01:39:27.679 --> 01:39:30.456
Thank you. And we have a number of

01:39:30.480 --> 01:39:32.776
communitybased transport providers

01:39:32.800 --> 01:39:34.215
across Port Phillip. What sort of

01:39:34.239 --> 01:39:35.976
collaboration have we currently

01:39:36.000 --> 01:39:38.615
established with some of them?

01:39:38.639 --> 01:39:40.135
through you mayor. We've started

01:39:40.159 --> 01:39:43.095
recently meeting very um frequently with

01:39:43.119 --> 01:39:45.016
Southport Dalink. So they are another

01:39:45.040 --> 01:39:46.936
community transport service provider

01:39:46.960 --> 01:39:48.936
that we have a service agreement with to

01:39:48.960 --> 01:39:51.416
deliver community transport in the city.

01:39:51.440 --> 01:39:53.256
We've made a commitment to REIT on a

01:39:53.280 --> 01:39:55.095
regular basis. We'll be conducting

01:39:55.119 --> 01:39:57.336
workshop sessions with them to look at

01:39:57.360 --> 01:40:00.360
opportunities for greater collaboration,

01:40:01.040 --> 01:40:03.496
clearer referral pathways and looking at

01:40:03.520 --> 01:40:05.256
gaps and where they can meet some of

01:40:05.280 --> 01:40:07.736
those gaps for our community. And we'll

01:40:07.760 --> 01:40:09.736
be doing that in partnership through a

01:40:09.760 --> 01:40:12.695
co-design opportunity with older people

01:40:12.719 --> 01:40:14.456
um to ensure that we're hearing from

01:40:14.480 --> 01:40:16.296
them what they need in the city and then

01:40:16.320 --> 01:40:18.135
together Southport and ourselves can

01:40:18.159 --> 01:40:21.159
meet um those aspirations that community

01:40:21.520 --> 01:40:24.520
have for our transport service.

01:40:24.719 --> 01:40:27.336
So there'll be ongoing sort of collabor

01:40:27.360 --> 01:40:29.095
exploration of collaboration with say

01:40:29.119 --> 01:40:31.336
Southport Day Links and others

01:40:31.360 --> 01:40:32.776
through you may that's correct.

01:40:32.800 --> 01:40:35.655
Great. And  there was a council a

01:40:35.679 --> 01:40:38.056
question regard to

01:40:38.080 --> 01:40:40.296
the promotion of the services and an

01:40:40.320 --> 01:40:42.135
indication that we would revisit that.

01:40:42.159 --> 01:40:44.936
Do we have any expectations and time

01:40:44.960 --> 01:40:46.135
frames as to when some of those

01:40:46.159 --> 01:40:48.135
promotional mediums and some of that

01:40:48.159 --> 01:40:50.456
consultation with older people could be

01:40:50.480 --> 01:40:53.016
undertaken or people utilizing these

01:40:53.040 --> 01:40:54.936
services

01:40:54.960 --> 01:40:57.655
through you may be conducting all of

01:40:57.679 --> 01:40:59.736
that consultation between now and the

01:40:59.760 --> 01:41:01.896
30th of June. would definitely make sure

01:41:01.920 --> 01:41:04.920
that I mean the positive aging model um

01:41:05.199 --> 01:41:06.936
based on a decision tonight would be

01:41:06.960 --> 01:41:09.256
coming in full operation as of the 1st

01:41:09.280 --> 01:41:10.856
of July but we would make sure that we

01:41:10.880 --> 01:41:13.416
will get promotional material out in the

01:41:13.440 --> 01:41:15.816
months leading up to the 30th 1st of

01:41:15.840 --> 01:41:17.816
July to ensure the community are aware

01:41:17.840 --> 01:41:20.615
of our new offering.

01:41:20.639 --> 01:41:22.776
A lot of and  final question for me

01:41:22.800 --> 01:41:24.695
but a lot of the implications here have

01:41:24.719 --> 01:41:27.095
been caused by changes in terms of the

01:41:27.119 --> 01:41:28.856
federal settings through the age care

01:41:28.880 --> 01:41:31.576
act and obviously this is a an issue

01:41:31.600 --> 01:41:33.896
that affects not just Port Phillip but

01:41:33.920 --> 01:41:36.135
local government more broadly in terms

01:41:36.159 --> 01:41:39.159
of age care provision.

01:41:39.199 --> 01:41:40.776
What sort of consultation do the federal

01:41:40.800 --> 01:41:41.736
government or the Commonwealth

01:41:41.760 --> 01:41:43.736
government have across local government

01:41:43.760 --> 01:41:45.175
sector because this is having

01:41:45.199 --> 01:41:47.576
significant implications within local

01:41:47.600 --> 01:41:50.056
government

01:41:50.080 --> 01:41:52.296
through you may there's been significant

01:41:52.320 --> 01:41:55.175
advocacy that's occurred over many years

01:41:55.199 --> 01:41:58.199
through local government through the MAV

01:41:58.400 --> 01:42:00.135
around the impacts that the federal

01:42:00.159 --> 01:42:02.296
changes are having on local governments

01:42:02.320 --> 01:42:04.615
in Victoria. In other states and

01:42:04.639 --> 01:42:06.376
territories, local governments aren't

01:42:06.400 --> 01:42:09.400
the primary provider of um services for

01:42:09.760 --> 01:42:12.215
older people. Um we're quite unique in

01:42:12.239 --> 01:42:14.695
Victoria and we were able to sustain our

01:42:14.719 --> 01:42:16.456
uniqueness for quite a while. There was

01:42:16.480 --> 01:42:18.536
an agreement from the federal government

01:42:18.560 --> 01:42:21.336
um for us to continue with block funding

01:42:21.360 --> 01:42:23.496
which enabled us to continue to sustain

01:42:23.520 --> 01:42:25.256
financially our service delivery to

01:42:25.280 --> 01:42:27.496
older people. As the changes have

01:42:27.520 --> 01:42:29.095
progressed, the Commonwealth have made

01:42:29.119 --> 01:42:30.615
it very clear they want a nationally

01:42:30.639 --> 01:42:33.639
consistent model. Um and Victoria

01:42:34.000 --> 01:42:36.536
doesn't fit that nationally consistent

01:42:36.560 --> 01:42:38.056
approach that the Commonwealth is

01:42:38.080 --> 01:42:40.936
seeking and there's been less support

01:42:40.960 --> 01:42:42.856
for local governments to stay in the

01:42:42.880 --> 01:42:45.336
delivery of services because the market

01:42:45.360 --> 01:42:47.816
is um fully developed. Now there are a

01:42:47.840 --> 01:42:49.976
lot of age care providers out there not

01:42:50.000 --> 01:42:51.976
for-p profofit providers who have

01:42:52.000 --> 01:42:54.215
experience in delivering highquality

01:42:54.239 --> 01:42:55.816
services that can meet the clinical

01:42:55.840 --> 01:42:57.576
governance requirements under the age

01:42:57.600 --> 01:42:59.976
care act.

01:43:00.000 --> 01:43:03.000
Fair enough. Any further questions from

01:43:03.119 --> 01:43:06.119
councilors? Yes, councelor Halliday.

01:43:10.400 --> 01:43:12.376
All right. So, there's a request by

01:43:12.400 --> 01:43:15.400
councelor to take 5 minutes. We will

01:43:15.760 --> 01:43:17.976
take a 5minut break before we consider

01:43:18.000 --> 01:43:20.936
the motion.

01:43:20.960 --> 01:43:23.655
All right. It's going to it's so Thank

01:43:23.679 --> 01:43:26.679
you. And  councilors, there were no

01:43:26.719 --> 01:43:29.719
further questions to this item in which

01:43:29.840 --> 01:43:31.896
case there's a recommendation for us.

01:43:31.920 --> 01:43:33.496
Would someone like to move this or

01:43:33.520 --> 01:43:34.296
something different?

01:43:34.320 --> 01:43:37.320
Can I please move an altre wreck? Um

01:43:37.920 --> 01:43:40.920
mayor, with your permission, we've been

01:43:40.960 --> 01:43:43.960
That permission is granted. The

01:43:44.000 --> 01:43:45.336
trouble with the network is that you do

01:43:45.360 --> 01:43:46.695
need to walk through the changes. I

01:43:46.719 --> 01:43:48.615
know. And I've got to turn myself all

01:43:48.639 --> 01:43:51.639
the way around for this. Um, thank you,

01:43:52.159 --> 01:43:55.159
mayor. , the changes to the  the

01:43:55.360 --> 01:43:58.360
original  recommendation here. ,

01:43:58.480 --> 01:43:59.976
3.4.1,

01:44:00.000 --> 01:44:01.655
a larger linking neighbors program

01:44:01.679 --> 01:44:03.976
offering social activities and outings,

01:44:04.000 --> 01:44:06.936
including pick up drop off service to

01:44:06.960 --> 01:44:09.960
support people to access this service.

01:44:10.400 --> 01:44:13.175
 moving down, we have 

01:44:13.199 --> 01:44:16.199
recommendation 3.5 endorses, oh sorry,

01:44:16.800 --> 01:44:18.456
notes that council will make changes to

01:44:18.480 --> 01:44:20.456
its 10-year financial plan, including an

01:44:20.480 --> 01:44:23.480
annual increase of up to 160K to age

01:44:24.159 --> 01:44:25.816
care service delivery as part of the

01:44:25.840 --> 01:44:28.840
2627 council plan and budget. And then

01:44:29.520 --> 01:44:32.520
moving down further,

01:44:32.560 --> 01:44:34.456
 3.1.0

01:44:34.480 --> 01:44:36.695
Z request the CEO or their delegate

01:44:36.719 --> 01:44:38.456
prepare a report outlining the outcome

01:44:38.480 --> 01:44:39.736
of the city of Port Phillips

01:44:39.760 --> 01:44:42.215
relinquishment of the Commonwealth Home

01:44:42.239 --> 01:44:44.135
Support Program to the Commonwealth,

01:44:44.159 --> 01:44:46.376
including the transition of clients to

01:44:46.400 --> 01:44:49.400
Commonwealth approved providers. 3.1

01:44:50.080 --> 01:44:52.695
3.11  requests the CEO or their

01:44:52.719 --> 01:44:55.256
delegate provide a report 12 months

01:44:55.280 --> 01:44:57.576
after the transition to the positive

01:44:57.600 --> 01:44:59.416
aging model that reviews the

01:44:59.440 --> 01:45:01.336
implementation of the model, its

01:45:01.360 --> 01:45:03.095
operational performance and client

01:45:03.119 --> 01:45:05.256
satisfaction to assess whether the model

01:45:05.280 --> 01:45:06.936
is meeting the needs of older residents

01:45:06.960 --> 01:45:09.960
of the city of Port Phillip.  stray um

01:45:10.480 --> 01:45:12.456
quote there we need to remove. in

01:45:12.480 --> 01:45:14.536
addition seeks feedback from the

01:45:14.560 --> 01:45:17.336
community  connectors and the older

01:45:17.360 --> 01:45:19.416
person's advisory committee about the

01:45:19.440 --> 01:45:21.736
experiences of older people receiving

01:45:21.760 --> 01:45:24.760
age care services more broadly.  3.12

01:45:26.080 --> 01:45:28.296
requests the CEO or the delegate work

01:45:28.320 --> 01:45:30.056
with older people and current use of the

01:45:30.080 --> 01:45:32.296
hop- on hop off bus service and other

01:45:32.320 --> 01:45:34.536
community stakeholders to help inform

01:45:34.560 --> 01:45:36.856
the design of a service that meets the

01:45:36.880 --> 01:45:38.615
needs of older residents in the city of

01:45:38.639 --> 01:45:40.615
Port Phillip within the current budget

01:45:40.639 --> 01:45:42.456
allocation. notwithstanding the early

01:45:42.480 --> 01:45:45.095
changes and provides a report to council

01:45:45.119 --> 01:45:46.856
on the outcomes of this work at the

01:45:46.880 --> 01:45:49.336
earliest possible opportunity.

01:45:49.360 --> 01:45:51.175
Thank you councelor Hardy and for such

01:45:51.199 --> 01:45:52.856
eloquent reading of the alternate

01:45:52.880 --> 01:45:55.095
recommendation. We have a mover. Is

01:45:55.119 --> 01:45:57.976
there a second? The seconder is deputy

01:45:58.000 --> 01:46:00.615
mayor m

01:46:00.639 --> 01:46:02.536
sorry councelor heliday. So now you have

01:46:02.560 --> 01:46:05.560
 the chance to speak to your motion.

01:46:05.920 --> 01:46:07.976
Um,

01:46:08.000 --> 01:46:11.000
first off, I'd like to thank um everyone

01:46:11.520 --> 01:46:13.175
who's come here tonight and everyone

01:46:13.199 --> 01:46:15.655
who's spoken so um eloquently and

01:46:15.679 --> 01:46:18.679
passionately about this topic. , it is

01:46:19.600 --> 01:46:22.215
obviously one that we as counselors are

01:46:22.239 --> 01:46:24.776
are very um

01:46:24.800 --> 01:46:26.936
it's very important to us to get this

01:46:26.960 --> 01:46:29.576
right. , and we're here listening to

01:46:29.600 --> 01:46:31.736
you. And I'd also like to thank thank my

01:46:31.760 --> 01:46:33.976
fellow counselors here who as you may

01:46:34.000 --> 01:46:37.000
have noticed in the last um hour or two

01:46:37.040 --> 01:46:39.896
have been taking on board your feedback

01:46:39.920 --> 01:46:42.920
and um crafting together something here

01:46:44.159 --> 01:46:47.159
which hopefully provides  and

01:46:47.520 --> 01:46:50.520
addresses some provides the social

01:46:51.040 --> 01:46:52.856
connection services that we want our

01:46:52.880 --> 01:46:55.095
community to have and addresses some of

01:46:55.119 --> 01:46:58.119
the concerns that you all um rightly

01:46:58.159 --> 01:47:00.536
hold about this transitional period

01:47:00.560 --> 01:47:02.296
here.

01:47:02.320 --> 01:47:04.056
I

01:47:04.080 --> 01:47:05.736
am

01:47:05.760 --> 01:47:08.760
struggling with this as usual because I

01:47:08.960 --> 01:47:11.816
think that I would much prefer to be

01:47:11.840 --> 01:47:13.896
involved in delivering age care

01:47:13.920 --> 01:47:16.920
services. I much prefer council um was

01:47:17.440 --> 01:47:20.440
in a position to do that. Um but as

01:47:20.639 --> 01:47:23.095
you've seen and heard here, um the

01:47:23.119 --> 01:47:24.615
changes that the Commonwealth are making

01:47:24.639 --> 01:47:27.576
to the funding mean that if we did

01:47:27.600 --> 01:47:29.496
continue with this, we would be having

01:47:29.520 --> 01:47:30.856
to find millions of dollars from

01:47:30.880 --> 01:47:33.576
somewhere else in our budget to keep

01:47:33.600 --> 01:47:36.600
delivering the services um as they were.

01:47:36.639 --> 01:47:39.416
we would have to find more money to um

01:47:39.440 --> 01:47:41.736
replicate staff and increase our

01:47:41.760 --> 01:47:44.296
staffing so that we could provide the

01:47:44.320 --> 01:47:45.816
assurance that the Commonwealth requires

01:47:45.840 --> 01:47:48.840
of us that everyone um is getting the

01:47:49.040 --> 01:47:52.040
services delivered well and we councils

01:47:52.239 --> 01:47:55.175
here perhaps you you know was alluded to

01:47:55.199 --> 01:47:58.199
we would be personally liable um for the

01:47:58.320 --> 01:48:00.615
delivery of services that we actually

01:48:00.639 --> 01:48:03.639
are prevented from overseeing directly

01:48:04.880 --> 01:48:07.880
um in our roles here as counselors. So,

01:48:08.320 --> 01:48:10.936
you know, not that this is about us, but

01:48:10.960 --> 01:48:13.896
um as a council, this situation puts us

01:48:13.920 --> 01:48:16.920
in a situ in a position where we can't

01:48:16.960 --> 01:48:18.695
do the things that we might want to do

01:48:18.719 --> 01:48:21.719
otherwise. And I'm I'm here moving this

01:48:23.360 --> 01:48:26.056
um this recommendation

01:48:26.080 --> 01:48:27.976
because I don't want to hide behind um

01:48:28.000 --> 01:48:29.976
someone else moving it and me just

01:48:30.000 --> 01:48:32.215
voting for it or voting against it. Um

01:48:32.239 --> 01:48:35.239
but unfortunately someone has to make

01:48:35.440 --> 01:48:37.736
this decision and has to take the

01:48:37.760 --> 01:48:40.760
responsible position of us um

01:48:41.679 --> 01:48:43.175
unfortunately following the direction

01:48:43.199 --> 01:48:44.856
we're giving from the Commonwealth but

01:48:44.880 --> 01:48:47.016
also trying to preserve these important

01:48:47.040 --> 01:48:49.336
services that our community relies on.

01:48:49.360 --> 01:48:50.856
Um

01:48:50.880 --> 01:48:53.880
so with that in mind I'm

01:48:55.280 --> 01:48:57.496
slightly happier with the changes we

01:48:57.520 --> 01:49:00.520
have here. I hope that the um that we're

01:49:00.639 --> 01:49:03.496
able to continue

01:49:03.520 --> 01:49:05.496
through these changes to deliver a

01:49:05.520 --> 01:49:07.976
social engagement program through our

01:49:08.000 --> 01:49:09.976
link linking neighbors, a bolstered

01:49:10.000 --> 01:49:13.000
linking neighbors um program to replace

01:49:15.119 --> 01:49:17.816
parts of the  the social connection.

01:49:17.840 --> 01:49:19.496
the social connection will still go to

01:49:19.520 --> 01:49:21.496
somewhere else. But we hope that we can

01:49:21.520 --> 01:49:24.520
um deliver a program ourselves

01:49:25.199 --> 01:49:28.199
 that helps the connection build the

01:49:28.800 --> 01:49:30.856
connections and relationships that we

01:49:30.880 --> 01:49:33.576
see here as important in our community.

01:49:33.600 --> 01:49:35.655
Um

01:49:35.679 --> 01:49:37.095
I think that's enough for the moment.

01:49:37.119 --> 01:49:39.175
I'd like to relinquish the rest of my

01:49:39.199 --> 01:49:40.456
time.

01:49:40.480 --> 01:49:42.056
Thank you, Council Halliday, for

01:49:42.080 --> 01:49:44.215
moving. The second is Deputy Mayor Mes.

01:49:44.239 --> 01:49:46.456
It's your time to speak. You have three

01:49:46.480 --> 01:49:46.936
minutes.

01:49:46.960 --> 01:49:49.960
Thanks. , Mayor Min. Um, so first of

01:49:50.960 --> 01:49:53.175
all, I want to thank everyone that's

01:49:53.199 --> 01:49:56.199
come tonight and spoken. So, um, with so

01:49:56.800 --> 01:49:59.655
much passion and, , you know,

01:49:59.679 --> 01:50:01.976
listening to what you were talking about

01:50:02.000 --> 01:50:04.856
tonight and how important these things,

01:50:04.880 --> 01:50:07.880
, are to you, um, struck a note with

01:50:09.199 --> 01:50:12.199
all of us. And can I thank my fellow

01:50:12.480 --> 01:50:15.480
counselors , tonight. They say you

01:50:15.760 --> 01:50:17.576
shouldn't ever watch a sausage being

01:50:17.600 --> 01:50:20.600
made. Well, it was a bit like that

01:50:20.800 --> 01:50:23.576
earlier on. But look, the important

01:50:23.600 --> 01:50:26.600
point I'd like to make in this is that

01:50:27.920 --> 01:50:30.695
change is inevitable. What we want to do

01:50:30.719 --> 01:50:33.719
is fashion change as best we can to suit

01:50:35.440 --> 01:50:37.655
ourselves and how our community can

01:50:37.679 --> 01:50:40.456
benefit. There are things outside of our

01:50:40.480 --> 01:50:43.480
control that  bring us to this point

01:50:43.520 --> 01:50:45.816
where things are going to happen and

01:50:45.840 --> 01:50:47.976
there is change. We are attempting

01:50:48.000 --> 01:50:50.536
tonight by these changes that we've

01:50:50.560 --> 01:50:53.560
introduced to manage that for the

01:50:53.679 --> 01:50:56.056
benefit of those members of our

01:50:56.080 --> 01:50:58.456
community who depend so much on this

01:50:58.480 --> 01:51:01.480
type of connection. So,

01:51:01.679 --> 01:51:04.679
I'm more content than I was earlier this

01:51:05.600 --> 01:51:08.600
evening seeing that we have with the

01:51:08.880 --> 01:51:11.496
able assistance of a terrific group of

01:51:11.520 --> 01:51:14.520
council officers arrive at a point that

01:51:14.960 --> 01:51:17.960
is much better than  the issue that

01:51:18.800 --> 01:51:21.800
was distressing for so many of you. So,

01:51:21.840 --> 01:51:24.840
we will work on this  and and

01:51:25.679 --> 01:51:28.679
fine-tune it as time progresses. But be

01:51:28.960 --> 01:51:31.960
assured that the councilors here

01:51:32.639 --> 01:51:35.639
have you our very very valued members of

01:51:36.480 --> 01:51:39.016
our community foremost in our thoughts

01:51:39.040 --> 01:51:41.655
and we will do our best to make sure

01:51:41.679 --> 01:51:43.655
that you're taken care of. So, thank you

01:51:43.679 --> 01:51:45.575
for coming.

01:51:45.599 --> 01:51:48.599
Thank you. Second deputy mayor me. Does

01:51:48.960 --> 01:51:51.896
any other counselor wish to speak to the

01:51:51.920 --> 01:51:54.920
alternate recommendation before us?

01:51:58.320 --> 01:52:01.320
No other speakers. Councelor Crawford.

01:52:03.119 --> 01:52:05.256
Um I guess I want to iterate my thank

01:52:05.280 --> 01:52:08.280
you. Um

01:52:08.880 --> 01:52:11.655
we know it's not easy and um we want to

01:52:11.679 --> 01:52:14.056
acknowledge that  this is not a

01:52:14.080 --> 01:52:17.080
position we wanted to be in but um I'm

01:52:17.840 --> 01:52:19.575
on an age care board separate to my

01:52:19.599 --> 01:52:21.496
council and the level of responsibility

01:52:21.520 --> 01:52:23.336
coming our way under the new age care

01:52:23.360 --> 01:52:24.856
act is actually terrifying and I've been

01:52:24.880 --> 01:52:26.936
on this board for 10 years and it's very

01:52:26.960 --> 01:52:29.256
complicated with counselors in the

01:52:29.280 --> 01:52:32.280
structure of our role um  because you

01:52:33.119 --> 01:52:34.776
literally have to have oversight of

01:52:34.800 --> 01:52:36.776
every little bits and pieces

01:52:36.800 --> 01:52:39.256
particularly at a clinical level um and

01:52:39.280 --> 01:52:41.095
reassurance that everything's being done

01:52:41.119 --> 01:52:43.336
and  council as with the services we

01:52:43.360 --> 01:52:45.095
offer just do not have that capacity and

01:52:45.119 --> 01:52:48.119
I see the huge challenge it is for the

01:52:49.440 --> 01:52:51.816
um the age care service that I'm on the

01:52:51.840 --> 01:52:53.896
board of

01:52:53.920 --> 01:52:56.856
their bread and butter

01:52:56.880 --> 01:52:59.336
but I do want to and and the intent of

01:52:59.360 --> 01:53:01.336
the original proposal was to capture

01:53:01.360 --> 01:53:03.256
exactly what you are the bits that are

01:53:03.280 --> 01:53:06.056
valued the bus the connection

01:53:06.080 --> 01:53:07.896
That's what we want to preserve. Now, it

01:53:07.920 --> 01:53:09.336
won't be exactly the same, but I hope

01:53:09.360 --> 01:53:10.615
you can see we're going to try and it's

01:53:10.639 --> 01:53:11.816
co-design and we're putting money

01:53:11.840 --> 01:53:14.840
towards it to make it more like the

01:53:14.960 --> 01:53:17.256
connection is the main part. Um, and how

01:53:17.280 --> 01:53:19.336
do we do that and and maybe it's about

01:53:19.360 --> 01:53:20.776
incorporating more volunteers in the

01:53:20.800 --> 01:53:22.296
program? I don't actually know the

01:53:22.320 --> 01:53:24.135
answer, but just want to reassure you we

01:53:24.159 --> 01:53:27.159
we hear you. um you've been heard and we

01:53:27.360 --> 01:53:29.336
want to try and replicate so that you

01:53:29.360 --> 01:53:30.856
are still connected and in the city of

01:53:30.880 --> 01:53:33.496
Portfol and actually the the idea now is

01:53:33.520 --> 01:53:35.816
that it will expand the people who might

01:53:35.840 --> 01:53:37.976
participate in the program who are not

01:53:38.000 --> 01:53:41.000
yet quite um assessed by the age care by

01:53:41.440 --> 01:53:44.135
my age care. So it actually will allow

01:53:44.159 --> 01:53:45.976
more people in our community to

01:53:46.000 --> 01:53:48.135
participate in you know in these kind of

01:53:48.159 --> 01:53:49.976
programs. So you hopefully broaden the

01:53:50.000 --> 01:53:51.256
scope of people that you actually

01:53:51.280 --> 01:53:53.655
connect and make friends with. So, we're

01:53:53.679 --> 01:53:55.256
not pretending that it is going to be

01:53:55.280 --> 01:53:57.896
the easiest or um it's not exactly what

01:53:57.920 --> 01:53:59.336
you wanted, but I hope you can see that

01:53:59.360 --> 01:54:02.215
we are committed um to that because

01:54:02.239 --> 01:54:03.575
everything you've said tonight about

01:54:03.599 --> 01:54:06.135
being um connected, how it makes changes

01:54:06.159 --> 01:54:08.376
lives. Um it's important for our

01:54:08.400 --> 01:54:10.056
community that what was the currency of

01:54:10.080 --> 01:54:12.776
care is very important. Um so, thank you

01:54:12.800 --> 01:54:14.376
for taking time out of your schedule to

01:54:14.400 --> 01:54:15.896
come and and reemphasize that because

01:54:15.920 --> 01:54:17.816
that's what council is about, building

01:54:17.840 --> 01:54:20.215
and supporting community.

01:54:20.239 --> 01:54:22.615
Thank you. Any others? Any other

01:54:22.639 --> 01:54:24.856
speakers? Councelor Thomann, three

01:54:24.880 --> 01:54:27.880
minutes.

01:54:27.920 --> 01:54:30.920
Um, just having lost my mom and having

01:54:31.040 --> 01:54:33.095
my dad being on his own, , this, you

01:54:33.119 --> 01:54:35.496
know, Jesus actually talks to me. Um,

01:54:35.520 --> 01:54:37.655
because my dad is him by himself for the

01:54:37.679 --> 01:54:39.575
first time in his life at the age of 89

01:54:39.599 --> 01:54:42.215
and having spent two or three weeks with

01:54:42.239 --> 01:54:45.239
him trying to find services and ways for

01:54:45.679 --> 01:54:48.056
him to get out um, through the community

01:54:48.080 --> 01:54:51.080
and not being at home. Um so this is

01:54:51.119 --> 01:54:52.695
this is some obviously something that

01:54:52.719 --> 01:54:55.095
touches me very dearly. You know I've

01:54:55.119 --> 01:54:58.119
never really considered HK  thing but

01:54:58.320 --> 01:55:00.296
in when you are in that position you

01:55:00.320 --> 01:55:03.016
actually look at it and listening to all

01:55:03.040 --> 01:55:05.976
of you tonight talking about what you do

01:55:06.000 --> 01:55:08.296
together and what council can do what

01:55:08.320 --> 01:55:11.320
others can do for you to stay connected

01:55:12.000 --> 01:55:14.376
and not just connected but by being

01:55:14.400 --> 01:55:15.896
connected you are happier you live

01:55:15.920 --> 01:55:18.920
longer. um you know there are people who

01:55:19.040 --> 01:55:22.040
are you know widow widows and and and

01:55:22.400 --> 01:55:25.400
need to be you know working together. So

01:55:26.800 --> 01:55:28.936
the bus is one thing the social services

01:55:28.960 --> 01:55:31.960
and pro we provide and I um you know I I

01:55:32.719 --> 01:55:34.776
hear that people say that council

01:55:34.800 --> 01:55:36.615
provides sometimes better services than

01:55:36.639 --> 01:55:38.456
some of the other providers which is a

01:55:38.480 --> 01:55:41.480
you know a good thing that we do. Um I'm

01:55:42.800 --> 01:55:44.776
sort of comfortable with what we're

01:55:44.800 --> 01:55:47.016
going to do tonight and especially the

01:55:47.040 --> 01:55:48.776
fact that we're going to review 

01:55:48.800 --> 01:55:51.655
everything in a year or so to see how we

01:55:51.679 --> 01:55:54.456
go. And I think again looking at my

01:55:54.480 --> 01:55:55.976
experience in France, there's a lot of

01:55:56.000 --> 01:55:58.856
volunteers, people who want to do things

01:55:58.880 --> 01:56:01.416
 and and want to help who are a bit

01:56:01.440 --> 01:56:02.856
younger and want to help the people who

01:56:02.880 --> 01:56:05.655
are a bit older. Um and I think that's a

01:56:05.679 --> 01:56:08.679
sort of how we can engage with um people

01:56:09.920 --> 01:56:12.776
 who want to do things  so the

01:56:12.800 --> 01:56:15.256
activities are you know more people are

01:56:15.280 --> 01:56:17.736
involved more people are connected and

01:56:17.760 --> 01:56:20.760
more people are happier and like the

01:56:21.119 --> 01:56:23.016
duty of care that was mentioned by one

01:56:23.040 --> 01:56:25.095
of the speakers is certainly something

01:56:25.119 --> 01:56:27.175
that resonates not just about all about

01:56:27.199 --> 01:56:29.336
money. It's about actually, you know,

01:56:29.360 --> 01:56:32.360
being together happy and  and and 

01:56:34.239 --> 01:56:37.175
yeah. So, so, so as I said, we there

01:56:37.199 --> 01:56:38.456
will be challenges, but we're going to

01:56:38.480 --> 01:56:40.695
review it in a few months and  we

01:56:40.719 --> 01:56:43.719
obviously very concerned and and and 

01:56:43.760 --> 01:56:45.976
interested in the way you know we need

01:56:46.000 --> 01:56:49.000
we have got great child care services. I

01:56:49.119 --> 01:56:51.736
remember that  you know we when I was

01:56:51.760 --> 01:56:53.896
a council we put actually $3 million for

01:56:53.920 --> 01:56:56.056
the first time council put money into an

01:56:56.080 --> 01:56:58.056
age care facility when we put $3 million

01:56:58.080 --> 01:57:00.856
into the Emerald Hill facility  which

01:57:00.880 --> 01:57:02.456
is something kind of very novel for us

01:57:02.480 --> 01:57:04.936
to do but we got you know I think it's

01:57:04.960 --> 01:57:07.256
important that we look after the kids

01:57:07.280 --> 01:57:10.056
but we also look after people who have

01:57:10.080 --> 01:57:12.936
been kids a long time ago.

01:57:12.960 --> 01:57:14.936
Thank you councelor Thomann. Any other

01:57:14.960 --> 01:57:16.615
counselors wish to speak to the item?

01:57:16.639 --> 01:57:19.639
Councelor Buckingham.

01:57:20.639 --> 01:57:23.639
I'd like to also um as my councelor

01:57:24.080 --> 01:57:26.456
colleagues have done acknowledge and

01:57:26.480 --> 01:57:28.776
thank the people that spoke here tonight

01:57:28.800 --> 01:57:31.175
and also the people that emailed and

01:57:31.199 --> 01:57:32.936
have contacted me in the leadup to this

01:57:32.960 --> 01:57:35.736
decision today. I'd also like to

01:57:35.760 --> 01:57:37.655
acknowledge the work of the Port Phillip

01:57:37.679 --> 01:57:40.679
staff. Um I hear loud loud and clear um

01:57:41.840 --> 01:57:44.056
the impact that their work has had on

01:57:44.080 --> 01:57:47.080
many people's lives and

01:57:47.199 --> 01:57:50.199
I know that this transition is hard on

01:57:50.560 --> 01:57:53.560
the people that spoke tonight and it's

01:57:54.080 --> 01:57:57.080
also um it's hard for many people in our

01:57:57.280 --> 01:58:00.280
community and and the staff as well. 

01:58:01.520 --> 01:58:04.520
I think you know any  glance at our

01:58:04.960 --> 01:58:07.175
Port Philip plan you can see that social

01:58:07.199 --> 01:58:10.199
inclusion is a priority for this council

01:58:11.440 --> 01:58:13.016
council

01:58:13.040 --> 01:58:16.040
um and caring for all members of our

01:58:16.480 --> 01:58:19.480
community including people um our

01:58:20.239 --> 01:58:23.239
elderly residents is central to that.

01:58:25.520 --> 01:58:27.575
The context that we're working in has

01:58:27.599 --> 01:58:30.536
shifted and that clinical sort of

01:58:30.560 --> 01:58:33.560
tertiary level of care because of

01:58:33.599 --> 01:58:36.599
changes at the federal level is shifting

01:58:37.119 --> 01:58:40.119
to the specialized services that have

01:58:40.639 --> 01:58:43.639
got um the accountability mechanisms and

01:58:46.159 --> 01:58:49.159
um the structures in place to provide

01:58:49.280 --> 01:58:52.280
safe highquality care. So it begs the

01:58:53.599 --> 01:58:55.736
question, what is the role of a local

01:58:55.760 --> 01:58:57.816
government that is committed to the care

01:58:57.840 --> 01:58:59.896
of all residents?

01:58:59.920 --> 01:59:02.920
And while

01:59:02.960 --> 01:59:05.496
we would prefer not to be in this

01:59:05.520 --> 01:59:08.456
situation, I think this amended this

01:59:08.480 --> 01:59:10.135
alternative recommendation that

01:59:10.159 --> 01:59:13.159
councelor Halliday has um moved

01:59:14.320 --> 01:59:16.695
goes to the core of what local

01:59:16.719 --> 01:59:19.496
government can do and it commits

01:59:19.520 --> 01:59:22.520
resources rateayers funding to do a

01:59:22.639 --> 01:59:25.639
co-design process to continue to deliver

01:59:26.560 --> 01:59:28.776
social inclusion programs. It will look

01:59:28.800 --> 01:59:31.800
different, but it potentially

01:59:32.320 --> 01:59:34.936
will have benefits associated with it.

01:59:34.960 --> 01:59:37.256
It potentially will be accessible to

01:59:37.280 --> 01:59:40.280
more people. We'll be able to more um

01:59:42.719 --> 01:59:45.719
 strategically promote the service and

01:59:46.320 --> 01:59:49.320
recruit um residents to that service. So

01:59:50.159 --> 01:59:51.736
while

01:59:51.760 --> 01:59:53.416
the context has moved and there are

01:59:53.440 --> 01:59:54.776
certain things that we don't have a

01:59:54.800 --> 01:59:57.256
decision about and are out of our

01:59:57.280 --> 01:59:58.776
control, I believe the things that are

01:59:58.800 --> 02:00:01.256
in our control, we're leaning into it

02:00:01.280 --> 02:00:04.215
and committing resources, committing

02:00:04.239 --> 02:00:07.239
time um to

02:00:08.480 --> 02:00:10.776
really define what our local government

02:00:10.800 --> 02:00:13.655
role is here and continue to provide

02:00:13.679 --> 02:00:15.816
social inclusion initiatives for our

02:00:15.840 --> 02:00:17.976
residents in Port Phillip.

02:00:18.000 --> 02:00:20.056
Thank you, councelor Buckingham. Any

02:00:20.080 --> 02:00:23.080
other councilors wish to speak?

02:00:25.840 --> 02:00:28.840
I might  add a few comments.

02:00:28.960 --> 02:00:31.655
This is one of these situations where

02:00:31.679 --> 02:00:34.615
council is left with the least worst

02:00:34.639 --> 02:00:37.639
option given changes in the age care act

02:00:38.239 --> 02:00:41.239
and  ramifications set by the federal

02:00:41.679 --> 02:00:44.615
government. It's a good example of where

02:00:44.639 --> 02:00:46.856
one size does not fit all across this

02:00:46.880 --> 02:00:48.296
country and where there should have

02:00:48.320 --> 02:00:50.056
actually been a far more tailored

02:00:50.080 --> 02:00:52.536
approach given the unique settings in

02:00:52.560 --> 02:00:54.856
Victoria.

02:00:54.880 --> 02:00:57.016
Unfortunately, the federal government

02:00:57.040 --> 02:00:59.256
went down a path that was not has not

02:00:59.280 --> 02:01:01.736
been compatible with  the provision of

02:01:01.760 --> 02:01:03.256
age care services through local

02:01:03.280 --> 02:01:06.215
government. The implications are

02:01:06.239 --> 02:01:08.856
substantive right across the sector and

02:01:08.880 --> 02:01:10.856
including of course the city of Port

02:01:10.880 --> 02:01:12.695
Phillip which historically has always

02:01:12.719 --> 02:01:15.719
played a very active part in building

02:01:16.560 --> 02:01:19.560
cohesion in our communities and working

02:01:20.320 --> 02:01:23.095
with  cohorts of people  whether age

02:01:23.119 --> 02:01:24.695
or whether other factors that have

02:01:24.719 --> 02:01:27.016
required a specialized degree of

02:01:27.040 --> 02:01:30.040
support. It's a shame because  you

02:01:30.080 --> 02:01:32.456
know age care and I draw on my previous

02:01:32.480 --> 02:01:33.976
experiences in local government back

02:01:34.000 --> 02:01:36.615
through the city of Marunda  where you

02:01:36.639 --> 02:01:38.376
know once again council's had a very

02:01:38.400 --> 02:01:41.400
active part in age care services. It's a

02:01:41.679 --> 02:01:43.575
shame that the sector is now facing this

02:01:43.599 --> 02:01:46.599
due to ramifications in the federal

02:01:46.800 --> 02:01:48.456
government and settings that just don't

02:01:48.480 --> 02:01:50.856
make sense in Victoria. It's one that

02:01:50.880 --> 02:01:52.615
the C sector needs to continue

02:01:52.639 --> 02:01:55.639
advocating for to reinforce the folly of

02:01:56.880 --> 02:01:58.215
the federal government in some of the

02:01:58.239 --> 02:02:00.215
decisions it's making in this space.

02:02:00.239 --> 02:02:03.016
That being said, I appreciate the work

02:02:03.040 --> 02:02:06.040
of my council colleagues in identifying

02:02:06.880 --> 02:02:09.336
what the least worst option here is and

02:02:09.360 --> 02:02:12.135
I commend the work in putting together

02:02:12.159 --> 02:02:15.159
this alternate recommendation. The staff

02:02:15.440 --> 02:02:18.440
as well in coming up with u options to

02:02:18.960 --> 02:02:21.655
try and carry forward. The good news is

02:02:21.679 --> 02:02:24.456
 the least worse option here does look

02:02:24.480 --> 02:02:26.856
at how we can continue to provide some

02:02:26.880 --> 02:02:28.536
of the critical linkages particularly

02:02:28.560 --> 02:02:30.936
around transport that build some of that

02:02:30.960 --> 02:02:33.816
connectivity and I do thank once again

02:02:33.840 --> 02:02:35.816
my colleagues here and that is why I

02:02:35.840 --> 02:02:38.135
will be supporting the recommend the

02:02:38.159 --> 02:02:41.159
alternate recommendation before us.

02:02:41.440 --> 02:02:44.296
 in in no other counselor wishing to

02:02:44.320 --> 02:02:47.256
speak the mover may wish to close.

02:02:47.280 --> 02:02:49.736
Yes.

02:02:49.760 --> 02:02:52.296
 thank you, mayor, and thank you um

02:02:52.320 --> 02:02:55.256
again to my colleagues here um in

02:02:55.280 --> 02:02:57.896
working through the day and tonight um

02:02:57.920 --> 02:03:00.920
on these recommendations. Um

02:03:01.840 --> 02:03:03.976
and I'd also like to just echo councelor

02:03:04.000 --> 02:03:05.496
Buckingham's

02:03:05.520 --> 02:03:07.736
um reflections there on the work that

02:03:07.760 --> 02:03:09.976
has gone on behind the scenes from the

02:03:10.000 --> 02:03:11.896
council officers who deliver these

02:03:11.920 --> 02:03:14.920
services. They have done an amazing job

02:03:16.159 --> 02:03:19.159
and these decisions, these changes um do

02:03:21.520 --> 02:03:24.520
not in any way um reflect their work

02:03:25.040 --> 02:03:27.095
which has been as we've heard tonight

02:03:27.119 --> 02:03:30.119
exemplary. Um so at the end of all these

02:03:31.040 --> 02:03:33.976
decisions are real people unfortunately.

02:03:34.000 --> 02:03:37.000
Um and that sucks. Um um but hopefully

02:03:40.239 --> 02:03:43.239
um you know we can um

02:03:43.840 --> 02:03:46.840
yeah hopefully this transition  we can

02:03:47.280 --> 02:03:50.280
deal with this as well as we can um and

02:03:50.400 --> 02:03:53.016
hopefully minimize those impacts  that

02:03:53.040 --> 02:03:55.655
are are going to follow through on our

02:03:55.679 --> 02:03:58.296
decision. Um I think that's enough. I

02:03:58.320 --> 02:04:00.615
think I would oh la one last point

02:04:00.639 --> 02:04:03.336
embedded in this is a review in one year

02:04:03.360 --> 02:04:05.816
where we'll come back and hear about

02:04:05.840 --> 02:04:08.840
this transition and the wider um age

02:04:09.520 --> 02:04:11.655
care service delivery across our

02:04:11.679 --> 02:04:14.615
community. And that's important to for

02:04:14.639 --> 02:04:17.639
us to um know how it's going and to then

02:04:19.040 --> 02:04:21.896
have a touch point for you know whether

02:04:21.920 --> 02:04:24.920
we are succeeding in supporting our

02:04:25.199 --> 02:04:28.199
elderly residents. um properly and well

02:04:29.760 --> 02:04:31.575
or whether there's more work to do in

02:04:31.599 --> 02:04:34.215
this area. So this is not the end of

02:04:34.239 --> 02:04:37.239
this discussion. This is one of the next

02:04:37.920 --> 02:04:40.920
steps um to us um you know taking what's

02:04:41.760 --> 02:04:43.336
been dealt to us and dealing with it but

02:04:43.360 --> 02:04:46.215
also making sure that we um as a council

02:04:46.239 --> 02:04:48.536
continue to support again our elderly

02:04:48.560 --> 02:04:51.496
residents. So I commend um this to all

02:04:51.520 --> 02:04:54.215
of my fellow colleagues  and hope

02:04:54.239 --> 02:04:56.536
we'll all vote for it right now. Thank

02:04:56.560 --> 02:04:59.016
you for  your closing statements,

02:04:59.040 --> 02:05:01.256
councelor Halliday. A motion is

02:05:01.280 --> 02:05:03.575
before us.

02:05:03.599 --> 02:05:06.599
All those in favor

02:05:07.040 --> 02:05:09.416
that is carried unanimously with the

02:05:09.440 --> 02:05:12.440
councilors in the room. Thank you. I do

02:05:12.480 --> 02:05:14.135
want to thank members of the public for

02:05:14.159 --> 02:05:16.856
their interest in this item and

02:05:16.880 --> 02:05:19.496
for your  framing of questions or

02:05:19.520 --> 02:05:21.336
statements that have helped us  come

02:05:21.360 --> 02:05:23.256
up with the alternate recommendations

02:05:23.280 --> 02:05:26.280
being before us. So, thank you that

02:05:28.719 --> 02:05:31.575
yep, happy  I understand obviously

02:05:31.599 --> 02:05:32.936
there's been strong interest in this

02:05:32.960 --> 02:05:35.496
item and  we've still got more items

02:05:35.520 --> 02:05:38.520
to go. So, if anyone does wish to leave

02:05:38.719 --> 02:05:41.095
after this item, happy  to have a

02:05:41.119 --> 02:05:43.175
5minute recess if people would prefer to

02:05:43.199 --> 02:05:46.199
leave.

02:05:47.199 --> 02:05:50.199
Lucky you.

02:05:51.119 --> 02:05:54.119
And we can also get  councelor  Jay

02:05:54.480 --> 02:05:57.480
back in the room.

02:06:04.239 --> 02:06:06.695
The people have a good evening. Thank

02:06:06.719 --> 02:06:09.016
you once again for your strong interest

02:06:09.040 --> 02:06:12.040
in this item.

02:06:15.520 --> 02:06:18.296
Well, once the room's cleared.

02:06:18.320 --> 02:06:21.320
Yeah, you need to go to bed.

02:06:23.840 --> 02:06:26.840
Thank you once again.

02:06:47.280 --> 02:06:50.280
All right. So why don't we

02:06:51.280 --> 02:06:54.280
resume

02:06:55.760 --> 02:06:58.760
and that takes us back to item 7.1 the

02:06:59.119 --> 02:07:00.536
presentation of the CIO report and

02:07:00.560 --> 02:07:03.560
welcome back councelor Jay.

02:07:04.719 --> 02:07:07.575
Any questions for officers in relation

02:07:07.599 --> 02:07:10.599
to item 7.1

02:07:10.639 --> 02:07:12.376
the presentation of the CEO report

02:07:12.400 --> 02:07:15.400
December 2025 issue 124.

02:07:21.599 --> 02:07:24.599
Questions for officers

02:07:26.880 --> 02:07:29.880
going once. Going twice.

02:07:30.960 --> 02:07:33.960
There are no questions. In which

02:07:42.079 --> 02:07:44.856
All right. In which case, if there's no

02:07:44.880 --> 02:07:46.456
questions,

02:07:46.480 --> 02:07:49.480
, we have a recommendation before us.

02:07:50.079 --> 02:07:51.976
Would someone like to move or something

02:07:52.000 --> 02:07:53.655
different? Moved. Councelor Tomand

02:07:53.679 --> 02:07:56.135
seconded. Councelor Halliday. Does

02:07:56.159 --> 02:07:59.159
the mover wish to speak?

02:07:59.760 --> 02:08:02.760
No. Does the second wish to speak?

02:08:03.360 --> 02:08:05.336
Does any other counselor wish to speak

02:08:05.360 --> 02:08:08.360
for the motion before us?

02:08:10.079 --> 02:08:12.776
Does the  mover wish to close? There's

02:08:12.800 --> 02:08:15.800
no other counselors speaking.

02:08:16.480 --> 02:08:19.016
In which case, the  motion is before

02:08:19.040 --> 02:08:20.776
us. Can we have a show of hands

02:08:20.800 --> 02:08:23.575
indicating support for the motion or

02:08:23.599 --> 02:08:25.496
otherwise? That motion is carried

02:08:25.520 --> 02:08:28.520
unanimously.

02:08:29.599 --> 02:08:32.599
Item 8.2 Lwood Silda Neighborhood

02:08:32.960 --> 02:08:34.776
Learning Center Community Grant Project

02:08:34.800 --> 02:08:37.800
Variation. Any questions from counselors

02:08:38.480 --> 02:08:41.480
for this item?

02:08:41.679 --> 02:08:44.679
No questions. We have a recommendation

02:08:45.199 --> 02:08:48.199
before us.

02:08:48.239 --> 02:08:50.055
Does a councelor wish to move the

02:08:50.079 --> 02:08:53.079
recommendation or something different?

02:08:55.119 --> 02:08:57.175
Yep. Thank you. Councelor Crawford as

02:08:57.199 --> 02:09:00.199
mover.  seconded councelor Buckingham.

02:09:00.560 --> 02:09:03.560
Does the mover wish to speak?

02:09:03.679 --> 02:09:06.055
It just sounds like a good reim like

02:09:06.079 --> 02:09:08.135
reallocation of that money going to a

02:09:08.159 --> 02:09:09.175
program that we know is highly

02:09:09.199 --> 02:09:10.615
successful and and has been running for

02:09:10.639 --> 02:09:12.376
a number of years. So yes, very happy to

02:09:12.400 --> 02:09:13.655
support this.

02:09:13.679 --> 02:09:15.496
Thank you councelor Crawford. Does the

02:09:15.520 --> 02:09:18.456
second wish to speak? Does any other

02:09:18.480 --> 02:09:20.936
councelor wish to speak to the motion

02:09:20.960 --> 02:09:22.536
before us or the recommendation before

02:09:22.560 --> 02:09:25.560
us at this stage?

02:09:25.679 --> 02:09:27.976
If no other councelor wishes to speak,

02:09:28.000 --> 02:09:31.000
does the mover wish to close?

02:09:32.880 --> 02:09:34.776
I'm going to assume that's a no. In

02:09:34.800 --> 02:09:37.256
which case a recommendation is before

02:09:37.280 --> 02:09:40.280
us. All those in favor

02:09:40.639 --> 02:09:43.639
that is carried unanimously.

02:09:45.199 --> 02:09:48.135
Outwood's on a roll tonight. Item 10.1.

02:09:48.159 --> 02:09:50.215
 the Broadway bridge superstructure

02:09:50.239 --> 02:09:53.239
deck replacement RFT trip 0384 PJ 1168.

02:09:56.639 --> 02:09:58.856
Any questions for officers in relation

02:09:58.880 --> 02:10:01.816
to this item?

02:10:01.840 --> 02:10:04.695
Yes, Councelor Crawford.

02:10:04.719 --> 02:10:06.135
My brain is not working. Sorry,

02:10:06.159 --> 02:10:08.055
apologies. Is there a timeline for when

02:10:08.079 --> 02:10:09.496
this would begin? I'm just trying to

02:10:09.520 --> 02:10:12.296
find it. Do we have a clear indication

02:10:12.320 --> 02:10:13.016
of when the

02:10:13.040 --> 02:10:14.536
May

02:10:14.560 --> 02:10:17.560
2026 really soon? Um, so

02:10:18.400 --> 02:10:19.896
can I ask a question because it isn't

02:10:19.920 --> 02:10:21.256
outlined in here and I know I was

02:10:21.280 --> 02:10:23.416
supposed to follow up. Are there will

02:10:23.440 --> 02:10:25.336
there be measures taken in the

02:10:25.360 --> 02:10:27.095
reconstruction of this bridge to

02:10:27.119 --> 02:10:30.119
obviously limit the kind of debris and

02:10:30.400 --> 02:10:32.776
any um pollution to go into the canal?

02:10:32.800 --> 02:10:34.695
Obviously, that will be of great concern

02:10:34.719 --> 02:10:37.095
to residents. So, do will there be

02:10:37.119 --> 02:10:40.119
measures in place to I I've never seen a

02:10:40.320 --> 02:10:42.615
bridge reconstruction before.

02:10:42.639 --> 02:10:44.456
 that will be answered by Christopher

02:10:44.480 --> 02:10:47.480
Cook, our manager of project delivery.

02:10:48.159 --> 02:10:51.159
 thank you through you, Mayor. Um the

02:10:51.280 --> 02:10:53.496
scope of works for this project only

02:10:53.520 --> 02:10:55.976
includes the deck reconstruction. So

02:10:56.000 --> 02:10:57.655
there are no further measures for any

02:10:57.679 --> 02:11:00.135
debris caused by flooding or any other

02:11:00.159 --> 02:11:03.159
means through the scope of this project.

02:11:06.000 --> 02:11:09.000
 the CEO um through you may um

02:11:10.560 --> 02:11:12.536
Christopher I think the the question is

02:11:12.560 --> 02:11:14.615
more around

02:11:14.639 --> 02:11:17.639
in the in the construction works

02:11:18.000 --> 02:11:19.896
how environmental management is

02:11:19.920 --> 02:11:21.655
yeah how will we ensure that there's no

02:11:21.679 --> 02:11:24.679
environmental damage um and that we're

02:11:25.199 --> 02:11:28.199
ensuring good cleanup of um debris etc

02:11:29.199 --> 02:11:30.936
apologies for the misunderstanding there

02:11:30.960 --> 02:11:32.215
 yes so there's an environmental

02:11:32.239 --> 02:11:34.456
management plan through this tender as

02:11:34.480 --> 02:11:35.976
well. And that will be strictly adhered

02:11:36.000 --> 02:11:39.000
to to ensure no environmental um 

02:11:40.159 --> 02:11:43.159
damage is caused. And so yeah, 

02:11:43.280 --> 02:11:44.856
council officers and construction

02:11:44.880 --> 02:11:47.416
managers will ensure that  that is

02:11:47.440 --> 02:11:50.135
adhered to and that there will be

02:11:50.159 --> 02:11:52.856
repercussions if it's not.

02:11:52.880 --> 02:11:53.736
Yes, you may.

02:11:53.760 --> 02:11:55.976
Could I ask a follow-up question? I know

02:11:56.000 --> 02:11:57.336
there's environmental damage, but

02:11:57.360 --> 02:12:00.135
there's also just runoff into the canal.

02:12:00.159 --> 02:12:02.135
is has that been considered as part of

02:12:02.159 --> 02:12:04.936
the tender because Elwood community are

02:12:04.960 --> 02:12:06.615
very hot to trot when things like this

02:12:06.639 --> 02:12:08.296
happen. So I guess I'm concerned about

02:12:08.320 --> 02:12:10.856
it's not just the local damage, it's the

02:12:10.880 --> 02:12:13.736
what might fall into the canal and then

02:12:13.760 --> 02:12:15.736
out to the bay

02:12:15.760 --> 02:12:17.736
through you may take it on notice and

02:12:17.760 --> 02:12:18.936
come back to you with a more detailed

02:12:18.960 --> 02:12:20.215
description. But generally in the

02:12:20.239 --> 02:12:21.736
environmental management plan would

02:12:21.760 --> 02:12:24.536
consider um the broader environmental

02:12:24.560 --> 02:12:26.055
impacts and the runoff and those kind of

02:12:26.079 --> 02:12:27.736
things as well. But we'll make sure that

02:12:27.760 --> 02:12:30.760
um we have a response for you.

02:12:31.040 --> 02:12:34.040
Any further questions? Councelor Thomann.

02:12:35.840 --> 02:12:38.840
Um obviously we are u accepting a quote

02:12:39.599 --> 02:12:42.599
for to do the work. Can someone explain

02:12:43.520 --> 02:12:45.575
 you know obviously replacing a bridge

02:12:45.599 --> 02:12:48.599
 is it's you know like it's a is a

02:12:49.119 --> 02:12:52.119
vital necessity to go from one  from

02:12:52.159 --> 02:12:55.095
one side of the road to the from so are

02:12:55.119 --> 02:12:58.119
we um closing the street the road um is

02:12:59.760 --> 02:13:01.736
are we building a new bridge next to the

02:13:01.760 --> 02:13:04.456
bridge  you know h how what actually

02:13:04.480 --> 02:13:07.480
is happening here and  will people

02:13:08.400 --> 02:13:11.400
still be able to travel through Broadway

02:13:11.599 --> 02:13:14.599
or will people have to take other roads

02:13:14.800 --> 02:13:17.800
to access Lwood

02:13:18.239 --> 02:13:20.615
 through you mayor the the bridge will

02:13:20.639 --> 02:13:22.376
be closed for the entire construction

02:13:22.400 --> 02:13:25.175
period of approximately 6 months um so

02:13:25.199 --> 02:13:27.416
there will be detours in place um and

02:13:27.440 --> 02:13:29.976
we've also had detours with public

02:13:30.000 --> 02:13:33.000
transport as well so the um what will be

02:13:33.520 --> 02:13:36.520
constructed the so the peers underneath

02:13:36.639 --> 02:13:38.695
the bridge will remain it is purely the

02:13:38.719 --> 02:13:41.416
the structure of the deck on top, but it

02:13:41.440 --> 02:13:42.776
does require the whole bridge to be

02:13:42.800 --> 02:13:45.175
closed.

02:13:45.199 --> 02:13:48.199
Any further questions?

02:13:50.159 --> 02:13:52.536
No further questions. There is a

02:13:52.560 --> 02:13:54.215
recommendation before us. Does the

02:13:54.239 --> 02:13:57.239
recommendation have a mover?

02:13:57.760 --> 02:14:00.296
Yes, councelor Crawford moving. The

02:14:00.320 --> 02:14:03.320
seconder is councelor Conso. Does the

02:14:03.679 --> 02:14:06.615
mover wish to speak?

02:14:06.639 --> 02:14:09.639
Yes.  this is fantastic. Um obviously

02:14:10.320 --> 02:14:12.296
to be at this point knowing this bridge

02:14:12.320 --> 02:14:15.320
needs needs um repair. Um so and it's

02:14:16.800 --> 02:14:18.376
nice to see a tender that actually comes

02:14:18.400 --> 02:14:20.695
in as opposed to comes over. So you know

02:14:20.719 --> 02:14:21.896
I'm looking forward to that and I am

02:14:21.920 --> 02:14:22.776
looking forward to finding out the

02:14:22.800 --> 02:14:25.016
environmental plan to protect the canal

02:14:25.040 --> 02:14:27.175
during this process. I do put out to l

02:14:27.199 --> 02:14:28.695
audience it is going to be a long 6

02:14:28.719 --> 02:14:30.215
months but it will be worth it in the

02:14:30.239 --> 02:14:32.615
end. Me most directly it's my most

02:14:32.639 --> 02:14:35.496
direct route to many things. So, um, but

02:14:35.520 --> 02:14:36.856
you know, these these things are

02:14:36.880 --> 02:14:38.856
important. Um, we have quite a few

02:14:38.880 --> 02:14:40.376
bridges over the canal. This is one of

02:14:40.400 --> 02:14:42.215
many that we do need over time as

02:14:42.239 --> 02:14:44.296
they're they're older bridges to repair.

02:14:44.320 --> 02:14:46.135
So, um, I'm happy to commend this and I

02:14:46.159 --> 02:14:48.695
ask my fellow counselors to support it.

02:14:48.719 --> 02:14:50.456
Thank you, councelor Crawford. Does the

02:14:50.480 --> 02:14:53.480
second wish to speak?

02:14:56.560 --> 02:14:57.896
Does the second wish to speak to the

02:14:57.920 --> 02:14:58.135
motion?

02:14:58.159 --> 02:15:00.376
Thank you.  it's always hard when we

02:15:00.400 --> 02:15:03.175
identify an asset that needs repair and

02:15:03.199 --> 02:15:05.896
um to get to that moment where we can

02:15:05.920 --> 02:15:08.296
start the repair. We're really lucky

02:15:08.320 --> 02:15:10.695
this bridge has held up. We got a few

02:15:10.719 --> 02:15:13.719
more months to go. So um fingers crossed

02:15:13.840 --> 02:15:15.655
everything goes to plan and that

02:15:15.679 --> 02:15:17.736
although this will be very disruptive to

02:15:17.760 --> 02:15:20.135
people's lives for 6 months, having it

02:15:20.159 --> 02:15:22.376
done and done properly is the best

02:15:22.400 --> 02:15:23.976
outcome. Thank you.

02:15:24.000 --> 02:15:26.776
Thank you. Seconded by councelor Consol.

02:15:26.800 --> 02:15:29.016
Does any other counselor wish to speak

02:15:29.040 --> 02:15:32.040
to the item before us?

02:15:32.560 --> 02:15:34.296
No other counselor wishes to speak in

02:15:34.320 --> 02:15:36.456
which case there is a recommendation

02:15:36.480 --> 02:15:39.480
before us.  all those in favor

02:15:41.760 --> 02:15:44.760
that is carried unanimously.

02:15:45.119 --> 02:15:48.119
That brings us to item 11.1 the South

02:15:48.480 --> 02:15:51.480
Melbourne market strategic plan 26 to

02:15:51.520 --> 02:15:54.520
2026 to 2030 adoption.

02:15:55.840 --> 02:15:58.840
Any questions for officers?

02:15:59.920 --> 02:16:02.215
Yes, councelor Halliday.

02:16:02.239 --> 02:16:05.239
 thank you, mayor. Um we heard from

02:16:07.520 --> 02:16:10.520
some of the  community members earlier

02:16:11.119 --> 02:16:12.695
about

02:16:12.719 --> 02:16:15.719
the the topic of price and affordability

02:16:16.719 --> 02:16:19.095
and how important that was to our

02:16:19.119 --> 02:16:22.119
community. Um I'm just wondering how

02:16:22.560 --> 02:16:25.416
where that is reflected in the um in the

02:16:25.440 --> 02:16:28.296
strategy as it is.

02:16:28.320 --> 02:16:31.320
Um thank you through you mayor.

02:16:31.760 --> 02:16:34.760
The market is a bit of a balancing act.

02:16:34.800 --> 02:16:37.800
Um so balancing community demands value

02:16:38.559 --> 02:16:41.559
quality um trader experience and also

02:16:41.920 --> 02:16:44.615
finding the right tenants for the um for

02:16:44.639 --> 02:16:47.639
the stalls that we need. Um, our traders

02:16:48.240 --> 02:16:50.535
are small businesses and their pricing

02:16:50.559 --> 02:16:52.455
reflects the costs of them doing

02:16:52.479 --> 02:16:54.695
business. Um, and that's a different

02:16:54.719 --> 02:16:56.136
cost when they're competing with

02:16:56.160 --> 02:16:59.160
supermarkets. Um, in the strategy we

02:17:00.000 --> 02:17:03.000
focus on um, the thriving traders to

02:17:03.599 --> 02:17:05.096
make sure that the traders that we do

02:17:05.120 --> 02:17:08.120
have um, and if they're providing the

02:17:08.240 --> 02:17:10.056
, the product for the community and

02:17:10.080 --> 02:17:11.736
the community demands then they will be

02:17:11.760 --> 02:17:14.216
thriving. Um we also looking at the

02:17:14.240 --> 02:17:16.856
community and what the community needs

02:17:16.880 --> 02:17:19.176
when it comes to affordability. It it is

02:17:19.200 --> 02:17:22.200
a it's a difficult situation because um

02:17:22.479 --> 02:17:25.479
we can't influence our traders pricing.

02:17:25.840 --> 02:17:28.295
Um a lot of the time if they can't

02:17:28.319 --> 02:17:30.295
compete with major supermarkets on price

02:17:30.319 --> 02:17:32.216
then we definitely do on quality and

02:17:32.240 --> 02:17:34.776
expertise and that's sort of what we 

02:17:34.800 --> 02:17:37.335
really focus on.  it's also getting

02:17:37.359 --> 02:17:39.655
harder um just generally there's global

02:17:39.679 --> 02:17:42.056
issues impacting the price of meats,

02:17:42.080 --> 02:17:43.655
weather events impacting fruit and

02:17:43.679 --> 02:17:46.679
vegetables and seasonal impacts um on

02:17:46.719 --> 02:17:49.655
things like seafood. So um there's a

02:17:49.679 --> 02:17:51.896
limited amount that we can do as a

02:17:51.920 --> 02:17:54.295
public market with small businesses. Um

02:17:54.319 --> 02:17:56.936
but taking that into consideration um

02:17:56.960 --> 02:17:59.960
the strategy focuses on things that we

02:18:00.080 --> 02:18:02.615
can do. So facilitating partnerships

02:18:02.639 --> 02:18:04.615
with community organizations to connect

02:18:04.639 --> 02:18:06.535
them with our traders to provide the

02:18:06.559 --> 02:18:09.559
food donations on a weekly basis. Um we

02:18:10.080 --> 02:18:12.936
also do a breakfast club organized by

02:18:12.960 --> 02:18:15.736
council's youth services. Um for the

02:18:15.760 --> 02:18:18.056
kids at Park Towers that's weekly and

02:18:18.080 --> 02:18:21.080
that's foods donated every Thursday. Um

02:18:21.200 --> 02:18:23.256
and for those in the community, they

02:18:23.280 --> 02:18:25.176
know that our traders sell their stock

02:18:25.200 --> 02:18:27.816
on a Sunday afternoon at heavily heavily

02:18:27.840 --> 02:18:30.840
discounted prices and it's very busy. Um

02:18:31.280 --> 02:18:33.096
and also our traders have some of their

02:18:33.120 --> 02:18:34.695
own partners as well that they share

02:18:34.719 --> 02:18:37.719
their  their food donations with. So

02:18:38.080 --> 02:18:41.080
um in answer to your question, um

02:18:41.439 --> 02:18:44.216
there's areas within the strategy that

02:18:44.240 --> 02:18:47.176
we we can influence um and there's some

02:18:47.200 --> 02:18:50.200
areas that we're unable to influence.

02:18:50.479 --> 02:18:52.295
Thank you.

02:18:52.319 --> 02:18:53.976
Thank you. Any other questions?

02:18:54.000 --> 02:18:57.000
Councelor Buckingham,

02:18:57.920 --> 02:19:00.920
we heard from a community member tonight

02:19:01.040 --> 02:19:04.040
about the role of  the plan and market

02:19:05.920 --> 02:19:08.695
management creating the stores and the

02:19:08.719 --> 02:19:11.176
market experience. In what way does the

02:19:11.200 --> 02:19:13.816
strategy perform that that role and that

02:19:13.840 --> 02:19:15.256
function?

02:19:15.280 --> 02:19:18.280
So the curation um goes to what I

02:19:18.559 --> 02:19:20.455
mentioned earlier about making sure that

02:19:20.479 --> 02:19:22.776
we have the right traders um in the

02:19:22.800 --> 02:19:25.096
right locations that meet the community

02:19:25.120 --> 02:19:28.120
demand. So the strategy focuses on on

02:19:29.519 --> 02:19:32.295
that through refreshing and upgrading

02:19:32.319 --> 02:19:35.256
our retail strategy. Um that means we're

02:19:35.280 --> 02:19:37.736
listening to  we're asking lots of

02:19:37.760 --> 02:19:39.096
questions. We're doing a lot of research

02:19:39.120 --> 02:19:40.936
and we're finding out what the community

02:19:40.960 --> 02:19:43.736
wants and needs from their local market.

02:19:43.760 --> 02:19:45.976
um and making sure that when there are

02:19:46.000 --> 02:19:48.616
opportunities um then our expressions of

02:19:48.640 --> 02:19:50.536
interest and our focus on who we bring

02:19:50.560 --> 02:19:52.776
into the market are meeting those demand

02:19:52.800 --> 02:19:55.335
those demands and um filling any holes

02:19:55.359 --> 02:19:57.896
and gaps that might be in our offer. 

02:19:57.920 --> 02:19:59.415
so it really comes down to the offer

02:19:59.439 --> 02:20:01.816
that the community want the market to

02:20:01.840 --> 02:20:04.696
have  and also what opportunities are

02:20:04.720 --> 02:20:07.720
available at that time.

02:20:08.720 --> 02:20:11.720
Any other questions of officers?

02:20:12.080 --> 02:20:13.335
Yes, councelor.

02:20:13.359 --> 02:20:16.359
Councelor J.

02:20:19.520 --> 02:20:22.216
Sophie, I've got a few questions. Um,

02:20:22.240 --> 02:20:24.616
, the first one being is are you able

02:20:24.640 --> 02:20:26.536
to provide a summary of the demographics

02:20:26.560 --> 02:20:28.616
of the survey participants so we can

02:20:28.640 --> 02:20:31.176
understand this perspective of the

02:20:31.200 --> 02:20:33.256
answers. It sort of stated in the report

02:20:33.280 --> 02:20:35.496
that we don't um, we didn't include

02:20:35.520 --> 02:20:36.936
demographics, but then there is a

02:20:36.960 --> 02:20:38.776
reference to sort of where people are

02:20:38.800 --> 02:20:41.800
from. So, how did you

02:20:41.840 --> 02:20:42.455
um

02:20:42.479 --> 02:20:43.096
translate

02:20:43.120 --> 02:20:45.335
to you, mayor? Um I'm not sure where it

02:20:45.359 --> 02:20:47.656
it states that yet. So, the demographics

02:20:47.680 --> 02:20:50.136
are in the pack that but we've got pages

02:20:50.160 --> 02:20:53.160
188 to 192. Um the frequency of those

02:20:55.439 --> 02:20:58.439
respondents was um 421 respondents. The

02:20:58.479 --> 02:21:00.776
frequency of those that responded about

02:21:00.800 --> 02:21:03.016
74.5%

02:21:03.040 --> 02:21:05.736
visit the market at least weekly. um

02:21:05.760 --> 02:21:08.696
approximately 75% are from within the

02:21:08.720 --> 02:21:11.720
city of Port Phillip. Um and the 

02:21:12.960 --> 02:21:15.960
gender balance of 61% female to 31% male

02:21:18.240 --> 02:21:20.936
um and then some preferred not to say

02:21:20.960 --> 02:21:23.656
and some diversity in there with you

02:21:23.680 --> 02:21:25.496
9.2%

02:21:25.520 --> 02:21:28.520
um LO and then  LGBTIQA

02:21:30.080 --> 02:21:33.080
u about 9.4% as well. So we had a a good

02:21:34.479 --> 02:21:36.776
balance um and a lot of locals

02:21:36.800 --> 02:21:39.800
responding.

02:21:42.319 --> 02:21:44.136
 my next question is there is

02:21:44.160 --> 02:21:45.896
reference through the um through the

02:21:45.920 --> 02:21:48.375
plan to provide some improved public

02:21:48.399 --> 02:21:51.399
realm and create some open space. Um

02:21:52.319 --> 02:21:54.295
just wondering what benefit is this to

02:21:54.319 --> 02:21:56.616
the traders and the community and is it

02:21:56.640 --> 02:21:58.616
the role of the South Melbourne markets

02:21:58.640 --> 02:22:01.176
to be providing public realm and open

02:22:01.200 --> 02:22:03.736
space for our wider community?

02:22:03.760 --> 02:22:06.056
 thank you councelor J and three you

02:22:06.080 --> 02:22:09.080
may um while  this is project connect

02:22:09.840 --> 02:22:11.736
that you're referencing um and while

02:22:11.760 --> 02:22:13.576
it's delivered as part of a market

02:22:13.600 --> 02:22:16.056
project  it is a council supported

02:22:16.080 --> 02:22:18.536
improvement for the precinct the public

02:22:18.560 --> 02:22:20.616
realm expansion is a rare opportunity

02:22:20.640 --> 02:22:23.640
for us to maximize a roadlocked market

02:22:23.760 --> 02:22:26.455
site a busy roadlocked market site and

02:22:26.479 --> 02:22:27.896
provide additional space for the

02:22:27.920 --> 02:22:30.455
community to utilize increase public

02:22:30.479 --> 02:22:32.616
seating which is lacking at the market

02:22:32.640 --> 02:22:33.736
and surrounds

02:22:33.760 --> 02:22:35.576
and provide a location for community

02:22:35.600 --> 02:22:37.816
events and pop-ups such as the men's

02:22:37.840 --> 02:22:40.696
shed and other community pop-ups. And

02:22:40.720 --> 02:22:42.056
it's difficult to find space at the

02:22:42.080 --> 02:22:44.455
market at the moment. It's also intended

02:22:44.479 --> 02:22:46.136
to provide better connection from the

02:22:46.160 --> 02:22:47.896
market to surrounding streets. The

02:22:47.920 --> 02:22:49.576
market is very inwardlooking at the

02:22:49.600 --> 02:22:52.056
moment. This allows us to be a lot more

02:22:52.080 --> 02:22:53.736
outwardlooking

02:22:53.760 --> 02:22:55.576
 which actually benefits the wider

02:22:55.600 --> 02:22:58.295
precinct as well. Um the project

02:22:58.319 --> 02:23:00.056
involves multiple other council

02:23:00.080 --> 02:23:02.455
departments and  will also benefit

02:23:02.479 --> 02:23:05.479
non-market traders in the precinct.

02:23:06.720 --> 02:23:08.536
Thank you for that. And then the last

02:23:08.560 --> 02:23:11.415
question um certainly comes from me as a

02:23:11.439 --> 02:23:13.736
resident and and a lot of my neighbors.

02:23:13.760 --> 02:23:16.760
Um there's a lot of focus as we know

02:23:17.040 --> 02:23:20.040
about um  traffic flow and parking 

02:23:21.200 --> 02:23:23.176
in order to there's a little bit of push

02:23:23.200 --> 02:23:24.936
and pull in the community when it comes

02:23:24.960 --> 02:23:26.856
to green space and parking and sometimes

02:23:26.880 --> 02:23:29.880
we need to sacrifice one for the other.

02:23:29.920 --> 02:23:32.920
Um how do  you know how do we feel

02:23:33.439 --> 02:23:35.415
that reducing the car parks on York

02:23:35.439 --> 02:23:37.415
Street will help with the traffic, the

02:23:37.439 --> 02:23:39.656
parking and the flow to the markets

02:23:39.680 --> 02:23:41.896
especially on weekends?

02:23:41.920 --> 02:23:43.576
Thank you. through you, mayor. The

02:23:43.600 --> 02:23:45.896
congestion is predominantly cars trying

02:23:45.920 --> 02:23:48.920
to access the rooftop car park. Um that

02:23:48.960 --> 02:23:50.776
causes the most congestion around the

02:23:50.800 --> 02:23:53.016
precinct. We appreciate the removal of

02:23:53.040 --> 02:23:55.576
any car parking is contentious. Um

02:23:55.600 --> 02:23:58.056
however, the benefit of the public space

02:23:58.080 --> 02:24:00.056
 along with the additional parking

02:24:00.080 --> 02:24:01.335
that will be available in the

02:24:01.359 --> 02:24:04.359
development across the road. Um the

02:24:04.880 --> 02:24:07.880
issue of the traffic flow um will

02:24:09.439 --> 02:24:12.439
continue to be a focus for myself in

02:24:12.800 --> 02:24:15.096
advocacy with the rest of um the council

02:24:15.120 --> 02:24:16.776
departments particularly the city design

02:24:16.800 --> 02:24:19.335
team um to find longerlasting and

02:24:19.359 --> 02:24:22.216
precinctwide improvements um because

02:24:22.240 --> 02:24:25.240
it's  it's keeping the parks on York

02:24:26.640 --> 02:24:29.016
Street is not going to make um an impact

02:24:29.040 --> 02:24:32.040
on the congestion. It's it's a wider 

02:24:33.280 --> 02:24:36.280
wider issue. Um and it is the um demand

02:24:37.200 --> 02:24:39.016
for people to park on the rooftop car

02:24:39.040 --> 02:24:40.216
park.

02:24:40.240 --> 02:24:43.240
Um thank you for that Sof. I think um

02:24:43.600 --> 02:24:45.176
you know I really wanted to communicate

02:24:45.200 --> 02:24:46.375
some of the questions from the

02:24:46.399 --> 02:24:47.576
residents. So thank you for the

02:24:47.600 --> 02:24:49.656
clarification and just want to say we

02:24:49.680 --> 02:24:52.375
have such a good problem having so many

02:24:52.399 --> 02:24:54.216
people want to get to our market. So

02:24:54.240 --> 02:24:56.136
it's an unusual problem to manage. I'm

02:24:56.160 --> 02:24:57.816
sure some of the other markets would

02:24:57.840 --> 02:24:58.295
like to

02:24:58.319 --> 02:24:59.576
we might need to frame that as a

02:24:59.600 --> 02:25:01.576
question. councelor Jay. So

02:25:01.600 --> 02:25:04.600
I will stop there.

02:25:04.720 --> 02:25:06.536
Perhaps I could interpret your question

02:25:06.560 --> 02:25:09.016
as given the success of the market and

02:25:09.040 --> 02:25:11.096
 the fact that there is such heavily

02:25:11.120 --> 02:25:13.976
congested areas around the market.

02:25:14.000 --> 02:25:17.000
My my understanding is  tram route 96

02:25:18.080 --> 02:25:21.080
from St. Kilda  through to obviously

02:25:21.359 --> 02:25:23.256
the CBD via South Melbourne and South

02:25:23.280 --> 02:25:26.216
Melbourne market goes via the market

02:25:26.240 --> 02:25:28.375
that is heavily patronized by market

02:25:28.399 --> 02:25:30.295
goers is it not?

02:25:30.319 --> 02:25:31.816
Yes it is.

02:25:31.840 --> 02:25:34.840
So given my understanding is that the

02:25:35.840 --> 02:25:37.736
second largest catchment for the market

02:25:37.760 --> 02:25:40.455
is Port Melbourne. What sort of

02:25:40.479 --> 02:25:42.375
understanding do we have of modal share

02:25:42.399 --> 02:25:44.375
of how Port Melbourne residents get to

02:25:44.399 --> 02:25:46.375
the market?

02:25:46.399 --> 02:25:48.216
Um, thank you, Mayor. Through you,

02:25:48.240 --> 02:25:51.240
mayor. , I will have to take that

02:25:51.280 --> 02:25:53.256
question on notice. We do, we will have

02:25:53.280 --> 02:25:55.736
the data on, um, where people are from

02:25:55.760 --> 02:25:57.415
and how they're actually getting to the

02:25:57.439 --> 02:26:00.439
market. , and I can look at that data

02:26:01.600 --> 02:26:03.096
and provide that.

02:26:03.120 --> 02:26:06.120
So, to follow up, , the 96 tram is a

02:26:06.479 --> 02:26:08.616
very frequent tram route. We do have

02:26:08.640 --> 02:26:10.936
from Port Melbourne a bus route that is

02:26:10.960 --> 02:26:13.960
also of a comparable frequency to that

02:26:14.080 --> 02:26:15.576
tram route.

02:26:15.600 --> 02:26:17.656
What initiatives will we be looking at

02:26:17.680 --> 02:26:19.896
to look at how we could given that

02:26:19.920 --> 02:26:21.576
people are clearly able to use public

02:26:21.600 --> 02:26:23.736
transport to the market? What sort of

02:26:23.760 --> 02:26:26.760
initiatives could we explore to try and

02:26:26.880 --> 02:26:27.816
encourage

02:26:27.840 --> 02:26:29.656
point of order may not everyone can use

02:26:29.680 --> 02:26:31.736
public transport to the markets? The

02:26:31.760 --> 02:26:34.216
park street tram link is very important

02:26:34.240 --> 02:26:35.576
for this.

02:26:35.600 --> 02:26:37.176
I'm happy to ask about the parks

02:26:37.200 --> 02:26:40.056
training connection too. Councelor Jay,

02:26:40.080 --> 02:26:41.896
 given that public transport is an

02:26:41.920 --> 02:26:43.816
option for some people where there are

02:26:43.840 --> 02:26:46.295
frequencies and a direct connection,

02:26:46.319 --> 02:26:48.216
what initiatives could we look at to

02:26:48.240 --> 02:26:50.616
shift, say

02:26:50.640 --> 02:26:52.936
poor Melbourne residents onto a very

02:26:52.960 --> 02:26:54.696
frequent bus service that goes very

02:26:54.720 --> 02:26:56.936
close to the market?

02:26:56.960 --> 02:26:58.616
Thank you, Mayor. Through you, mayor. Um

02:26:58.640 --> 02:27:01.335
we are looking at a targeted social

02:27:01.359 --> 02:27:03.816
campaign  for public transport usage

02:27:03.840 --> 02:27:06.840
to get to the market. Um there's also 

02:27:06.880 --> 02:27:09.576
an opportunity to go as far as depending

02:27:09.600 --> 02:27:12.600
on on cost um branding or advertising on

02:27:12.880 --> 02:27:15.816
that um the bus route as well. Um so we

02:27:15.840 --> 02:27:18.295
are working on public transport

02:27:18.319 --> 02:27:21.319
promotion and advertising as well.

02:27:21.760 --> 02:27:23.656
And to follow up and to capture

02:27:23.680 --> 02:27:25.415
councelor Jay's concerns around the

02:27:25.439 --> 02:27:28.136
parks free tram,  what implications

02:27:28.160 --> 02:27:30.056
would better connectivity of the Park

02:27:30.080 --> 02:27:33.080
Street Tram have in connecting, say,

02:27:33.760 --> 02:27:36.696
residents along Queens Road and Domain

02:27:36.720 --> 02:27:39.720
Interchange into South Melbourne Market.

02:27:42.160 --> 02:27:44.856
Thank you, Mayor. Through you, Mayor.

02:27:44.880 --> 02:27:47.880
any way that local residents can get to

02:27:47.920 --> 02:27:50.696
the market by avoiding a car, we need to

02:27:50.720 --> 02:27:53.720
prioritize because of the congestion.

02:27:54.319 --> 02:27:57.319
Um, and I think it's

02:27:58.160 --> 02:28:00.696
it's accessible, but if you're shopping,

02:28:00.720 --> 02:28:02.696
you do want to be able to get there um

02:28:02.720 --> 02:28:04.455
other than walking if you're on Queen

02:28:04.479 --> 02:28:07.335
Street. So um there is a priority there

02:28:07.359 --> 02:28:10.359
to look at um better ways to access the

02:28:11.280 --> 02:28:14.216
market via public transport

02:28:14.240 --> 02:28:17.240
through you may have well well done.

02:28:18.800 --> 02:28:20.616
 we know great commitment that you

02:28:20.640 --> 02:28:23.256
have to the market and to improving

02:28:23.280 --> 02:28:25.256
transport around the market and managing

02:28:25.280 --> 02:28:27.096
congestion. We obviously have a a

02:28:27.120 --> 02:28:28.616
transport team that's working really

02:28:28.640 --> 02:28:31.096
closely  with Sophie and the team as

02:28:31.120 --> 02:28:32.696
well. And we've got some broader um

02:28:32.720 --> 02:28:35.176
transport advocacy that we're doing and

02:28:35.200 --> 02:28:36.375
working on with the councils at the

02:28:36.399 --> 02:28:37.736
moment. And many of those advocacy

02:28:37.760 --> 02:28:40.760
priorities will also benefit um 

02:28:41.359 --> 02:28:42.776
people being able to access some of our

02:28:42.800 --> 02:28:44.136
great facilities like the South

02:28:44.160 --> 02:28:45.496
Melbourne Market. But some of those key

02:28:45.520 --> 02:28:47.415
ones that have mentioned tonight, the

02:28:47.439 --> 02:28:50.439
Park Street um  tram link um improving

02:28:51.840 --> 02:28:53.496
the frequency and connection of some of

02:28:53.520 --> 02:28:56.520
those important bus and tram services 

02:28:56.960 --> 02:28:58.536
in into those areas and getting into

02:28:58.560 --> 02:28:59.656
places like South Melbourne and

02:28:59.680 --> 02:29:01.096
connecting the city are vitally

02:29:01.120 --> 02:29:03.736
important. We recognize that. Um and

02:29:03.760 --> 02:29:05.176
we'll ensure that Sophie gets some

02:29:05.200 --> 02:29:06.776
additional support from our transport

02:29:06.800 --> 02:29:08.455
team  and helping to work with an

02:29:08.479 --> 02:29:11.479
advocacy strategy to um to respond to

02:29:11.600 --> 02:29:12.776
that. So, thank you for your questions

02:29:12.800 --> 02:29:14.856
tonight, Mayor about that. We'll work

02:29:14.880 --> 02:29:16.616
closely with you to ensure that that's

02:29:16.640 --> 02:29:17.976
incorporated.

02:29:18.000 --> 02:29:20.056
Very good.  councelor Jay further

02:29:20.080 --> 02:29:20.536
questions.

02:29:20.560 --> 02:29:22.616
Um last question, and I don't expect an

02:29:22.640 --> 02:29:23.896
answer to this because I've just thought

02:29:23.920 --> 02:29:26.920
of it. So, um, is there any, um, part

02:29:28.319 --> 02:29:29.816
that council can play with their

02:29:29.840 --> 02:29:31.415
community buses, considering we've had

02:29:31.439 --> 02:29:32.696
this big conversation about the

02:29:32.720 --> 02:29:34.776
connectivity? Is there any way that

02:29:34.800 --> 02:29:37.016
council can loop in our community buses

02:29:37.040 --> 02:29:38.856
and maybe create some connectivity in

02:29:38.880 --> 02:29:41.176
the areas that aren't and allow more

02:29:41.200 --> 02:29:43.176
locals to be able to visit on weekends

02:29:43.200 --> 02:29:45.816
without parking? Cuz right now, I won't

02:29:45.840 --> 02:29:48.295
go there on a weekend um, , because I

02:29:48.319 --> 02:29:51.016
just can't catch transport or park. So,

02:29:51.040 --> 02:29:52.856
what role can council play or

02:29:52.880 --> 02:29:55.176
potentially look at playing to to fill

02:29:55.200 --> 02:29:56.616
those gaps

02:29:56.640 --> 02:29:59.016
through through you, mayor. , thank

02:29:59.040 --> 02:30:01.096
you for the feedback, counselor. We can

02:30:01.120 --> 02:30:03.335
certainly um take a look at that as part

02:30:03.359 --> 02:30:06.359
of the um re reooking and co-design of

02:30:08.319 --> 02:30:11.319
the bus um  community bus  that

02:30:11.920 --> 02:30:13.896
council considered in the aged care

02:30:13.920 --> 02:30:16.536
item.

02:30:16.560 --> 02:30:19.560
Any further questions? Councelor Thomann.

02:30:20.560 --> 02:30:22.856
Yes. Um I was going through the report

02:30:22.880 --> 02:30:25.880
but I can't really see um anyway how we

02:30:26.399 --> 02:30:29.399
compare  with other markets  and

02:30:30.000 --> 02:30:32.375
what  because I would say every market

02:30:32.399 --> 02:30:35.016
say we aim for the local. So do we have

02:30:35.040 --> 02:30:38.040
anything specific and any any kind of

02:30:38.640 --> 02:30:41.176
uniqueness that this market has market

02:30:41.200 --> 02:30:44.200
has got compared to to the other to pan

02:30:44.240 --> 02:30:47.240
or v market or others.

02:30:48.240 --> 02:30:51.240
Thank you. and through you may um

02:30:51.520 --> 02:30:54.520
part of the community consultation we

02:30:54.880 --> 02:30:57.496
had an original vision for the market um

02:30:57.520 --> 02:30:59.415
to be world class and that meant that we

02:30:59.439 --> 02:31:00.696
were going to start measuring and

02:31:00.720 --> 02:31:02.616
benchmarking ourselves against markets

02:31:02.640 --> 02:31:05.640
worldwide. Um whilst we've taken that

02:31:05.920 --> 02:31:07.976
out the community was sort of not sure

02:31:08.000 --> 02:31:09.496
about it. I think they thought that we

02:31:09.520 --> 02:31:12.520
were trying to be um a a market like for

02:31:13.760 --> 02:31:16.696
tourism and so forth. So um we still

02:31:16.720 --> 02:31:19.176
have that um as something that we want

02:31:19.200 --> 02:31:21.976
to try and we want to work on and

02:31:22.000 --> 02:31:23.576
figuring out through other markets

02:31:23.600 --> 02:31:26.216
globally what makes them great markets

02:31:26.240 --> 02:31:27.896
and what the community love about the

02:31:27.920 --> 02:31:29.256
markets and how we can benchmark

02:31:29.280 --> 02:31:31.656
ourselves against those markets. Um it

02:31:31.680 --> 02:31:33.976
is something that we've still got. So um

02:31:34.000 --> 02:31:35.816
in the report it did say that whilst

02:31:35.840 --> 02:31:38.840
we've taken worldclass and changed it to

02:31:39.040 --> 02:31:42.040
um authentic um market we will still be

02:31:42.880 --> 02:31:45.096
focusing on that benchmarking of of what

02:31:45.120 --> 02:31:48.120
makes a market world class um and for us

02:31:48.800 --> 02:31:51.256
um that synergy wasn't there for the

02:31:51.280 --> 02:31:54.280
locals um but we certainly know um that

02:31:54.319 --> 02:31:57.319
we need to do some benchmarking.

02:31:58.319 --> 02:32:01.319
Thank you. Any further questions?

02:32:03.439 --> 02:32:06.439
Certainly a very  engaged item. So,

02:32:06.479 --> 02:32:08.616
thank you Sophie for your responses to

02:32:08.640 --> 02:32:10.696
those questions.

02:32:10.720 --> 02:32:13.335
 do we have a there's a recommendation

02:32:13.359 --> 02:32:15.736
before us. Is there a mover for the

02:32:15.760 --> 02:32:18.760
recommendation or an alternative?

02:32:19.040 --> 02:32:19.335


02:32:19.359 --> 02:32:20.856
yes, councelor Halliday.

02:32:20.880 --> 02:32:23.176
Yeah, thank you.  mayor, I'd like to

02:32:23.200 --> 02:32:25.496
move the officer recommendation with a

02:32:25.520 --> 02:32:28.375
minor amendment to it. So, you're

02:32:28.399 --> 02:32:31.399
proposing a Yep. an amendment to the rec

02:32:31.520 --> 02:32:33.256
the officer recommendation.

02:32:33.280 --> 02:32:34.616
Yep.

02:32:34.640 --> 02:32:37.640
And once again, you need to highlight

02:32:38.000 --> 02:32:41.000
what those alterations are.

02:32:43.760 --> 02:32:46.760
I'll just Yep.  this is an alteration

02:32:48.560 --> 02:32:51.560
to um 3.1.1.

02:32:52.240 --> 02:32:54.776
 amends the first initiative under

02:32:54.800 --> 02:32:57.096
sustainable and resilient market on page

02:32:57.120 --> 02:33:00.120
39 of the strategic plan as indicated in

02:33:00.319 --> 02:33:02.616
bold and then it has the full paragraph

02:33:02.640 --> 02:33:05.256
here  which is develop and implement a

02:33:05.280 --> 02:33:06.936
corporate social responsibility

02:33:06.960 --> 02:33:09.960
framework for the market develop a CSR

02:33:10.880 --> 02:33:13.256
framework alongside environmental

02:33:13.280 --> 02:33:15.576
sustainability strategy to support

02:33:15.600 --> 02:33:16.936
community groups charities and

02:33:16.960 --> 02:33:19.816
educational institutions ongoing food

02:33:19.840 --> 02:33:21.976
collection programs supporting

02:33:22.000 --> 02:33:23.816
volunteering opportunities come ethical

02:33:23.840 --> 02:33:26.136
sourcing and operations come and

02:33:26.160 --> 02:33:28.696
continue to support programs to improve

02:33:28.720 --> 02:33:30.936
the food security of vulnerable local

02:33:30.960 --> 02:33:33.016
community members.

02:33:33.040 --> 02:33:34.936
Thank you. Thank you council holiday for

02:33:34.960 --> 02:33:37.256
putting forward that recommendation with

02:33:37.280 --> 02:33:40.280
 3.1.1 as an addition that we have a

02:33:41.439 --> 02:33:43.576
mover to it. The seconder is councelor

02:33:43.600 --> 02:33:46.600
J. Does the mover wish to speak to the

02:33:47.920 --> 02:33:50.920
motion before us?

02:33:52.880 --> 02:33:54.216
Yes, please. Thank you, Mayor.

02:33:54.240 --> 02:33:55.576
You may speak.

02:33:55.600 --> 02:33:57.415
Um,

02:33:57.439 --> 02:33:59.576
thank you for all of the work in the

02:33:59.600 --> 02:34:01.335
background on this strategy and the

02:34:01.359 --> 02:34:03.096
engagement with the community. I think

02:34:03.120 --> 02:34:06.120
the strategy um shows a market in

02:34:07.920 --> 02:34:10.920
transition and a market that is um

02:34:12.319 --> 02:34:15.319
experiencing those growing pains. Um,

02:34:15.439 --> 02:34:17.736
South Melbourne Market through its

02:34:17.760 --> 02:34:19.256
growth

02:34:19.280 --> 02:34:22.280
 has to balance its service of the

02:34:22.960 --> 02:34:25.960
local community along with its role as a

02:34:26.880 --> 02:34:29.880
tourist destination now and its role as

02:34:29.920 --> 02:34:31.656
an attractor for people who are just

02:34:31.680 --> 02:34:33.816
doing their normal shopping with people

02:34:33.840 --> 02:34:36.216
who are coming here to enjoy the

02:34:36.240 --> 02:34:38.136
restaurants and other aspects of it. And

02:34:38.160 --> 02:34:40.375
um that is a delicate balance between

02:34:40.399 --> 02:34:43.256
those things. Um and at the same time

02:34:43.280 --> 02:34:46.280
this is a market that um is

02:34:47.600 --> 02:34:50.536
 becoming more financially um

02:34:50.560 --> 02:34:53.560
sustainable and  you know um

02:34:54.800 --> 02:34:56.776
continuing its environmental

02:34:56.800 --> 02:34:58.856
sustainability engagement and

02:34:58.880 --> 02:35:00.536
activities.

02:35:00.560 --> 02:35:03.256
 the and that's why it's important

02:35:03.280 --> 02:35:06.280
here um with this slight amendment to

02:35:06.960 --> 02:35:09.335
the recommendation to accentuate the

02:35:09.359 --> 02:35:11.576
market's role in supporting food

02:35:11.600 --> 02:35:14.136
security in the city of Port Phillip.

02:35:14.160 --> 02:35:15.736
It's a role that the market has played

02:35:15.760 --> 02:35:18.760
for um a long time and I hope it can

02:35:19.359 --> 02:35:21.415
continue to play for a long time as the

02:35:21.439 --> 02:35:24.439
traders um have um you know given and

02:35:25.520 --> 02:35:28.520
supported  and donated their goods to

02:35:29.040 --> 02:35:31.496
those communities in that area and

02:35:31.520 --> 02:35:34.520
around the wider city um that are don't

02:35:34.720 --> 02:35:37.656
have access  to food um who are food

02:35:37.680 --> 02:35:40.680
insecure. 

02:35:41.359 --> 02:35:44.359
and hopefully this just emphasizes that

02:35:44.800 --> 02:35:47.800
role that the market plays. Um this is

02:35:48.000 --> 02:35:50.936
also you know you've seen here through

02:35:50.960 --> 02:35:53.816
the discussion about the competing needs

02:35:53.840 --> 02:35:56.840
of or the the competing

02:35:57.920 --> 02:36:00.920
um contention of the space around the

02:36:01.120 --> 02:36:03.976
market. The transition of the new coals

02:36:04.000 --> 02:36:05.976
over to where the market is. The

02:36:06.000 --> 02:36:08.056
increased densification in this area

02:36:08.080 --> 02:36:09.976
means that we can't keep doing the same

02:36:10.000 --> 02:36:12.136
thing here which is having people come

02:36:12.160 --> 02:36:15.160
to the market by car. There isn't enough

02:36:15.200 --> 02:36:18.200
space in the world and um God is not

02:36:18.479 --> 02:36:21.479
making any more land unfortunately. So

02:36:21.840 --> 02:36:23.496
we have to think about better ways of

02:36:23.520 --> 02:36:25.176
getting people to the market otherwise

02:36:25.200 --> 02:36:27.736
this whole area is going to turn into a

02:36:27.760 --> 02:36:30.760
gridlocked area. So, it's um good to see

02:36:32.399 --> 02:36:34.696
that the strategy itself speaks to that.

02:36:34.720 --> 02:36:37.256
Um how we navigate this um and how we

02:36:37.280 --> 02:36:40.280
navigate these changes and how we um

02:36:40.479 --> 02:36:42.455
encourage the community to adopt

02:36:42.479 --> 02:36:45.479
changing  practices is going to be a a

02:36:46.560 --> 02:36:48.936
longer um kind of  journey for us

02:36:48.960 --> 02:36:51.960
here. Um but we can see that again with

02:36:52.000 --> 02:36:54.136
all of the densification here um it's

02:36:54.160 --> 02:36:55.976
only going to get worse if we don't do

02:36:56.000 --> 02:36:58.856
anything. So, , I commend this to all

02:36:58.880 --> 02:37:01.096
of my fellow councilors.

02:37:01.120 --> 02:37:02.616
Thank you. Councelor Halliday's

02:37:02.640 --> 02:37:05.415
mover. Does the second wish to speak?

02:37:05.439 --> 02:37:06.136
Thank you, Mayor.

02:37:06.160 --> 02:37:07.656
Yes, please. Councelor J.

02:37:07.680 --> 02:37:09.496
Um, I will support this amendment by

02:37:09.520 --> 02:37:12.520
councelor Halliday. I think, um,

02:37:12.640 --> 02:37:14.216
people don't realize how generous the

02:37:14.240 --> 02:37:16.216
traders at the market are. They're

02:37:16.240 --> 02:37:18.536
already doing this and they have so for

02:37:18.560 --> 02:37:21.096
decades. Um, I've been on the receiving

02:37:21.120 --> 02:37:22.856
end with various charities over the

02:37:22.880 --> 02:37:25.256
years. So this isn't anything new, but

02:37:25.280 --> 02:37:27.176
this is a great way of communicating and

02:37:27.200 --> 02:37:30.136
baking it into um to the document as

02:37:30.160 --> 02:37:33.160
part of our fundamental um you know um

02:37:34.160 --> 02:37:35.816
strategies and how we treat our

02:37:35.840 --> 02:37:38.455
community. So I completely support this

02:37:38.479 --> 02:37:41.479
councelor Halliday.

02:37:41.520 --> 02:37:43.656
Thank you councelor Jay and noting also

02:37:43.680 --> 02:37:45.016
your dedication to the market through

02:37:45.040 --> 02:37:46.536
the South Melbourne market committee as

02:37:46.560 --> 02:37:49.496
well. Any other councilors wish to

02:37:49.520 --> 02:37:52.520
speak? Councelor Timman.

02:37:53.200 --> 02:37:55.415
Um I go to the market at least once a

02:37:55.439 --> 02:37:57.656
week. Um,

02:37:57.680 --> 02:38:00.680
but I can see the a market you know like

02:38:01.920 --> 02:38:03.496
there's plenty of places that might be

02:38:03.520 --> 02:38:05.335
the heart of the city of Port Philip but

02:38:05.359 --> 02:38:06.936
I would say mostly the market is the

02:38:06.960 --> 02:38:08.536
heart of the city of Port Phillip

02:38:08.560 --> 02:38:10.616
because everybody comes from everywhere

02:38:10.640 --> 02:38:13.640
um  from you know Elwood Stilda Port

02:38:13.920 --> 02:38:16.616
Melbourne Alber and it's a place where

02:38:16.640 --> 02:38:19.256
we buy our vegetables and or meat or

02:38:19.280 --> 02:38:21.816
whatever else  but also a place where

02:38:21.840 --> 02:38:24.840
we meet for coffee and stuff. So um it's

02:38:25.760 --> 02:38:28.760
very important that we have a market you

02:38:29.120 --> 02:38:31.896
know world class is sometimes often

02:38:31.920 --> 02:38:34.920
overused nowadays but  um for me the

02:38:35.040 --> 02:38:37.335
the market has to be first and foremost

02:38:37.359 --> 02:38:40.359
a place where locals feel comfortable

02:38:40.399 --> 02:38:43.399
and and  and and and the market will

02:38:44.080 --> 02:38:47.080
be thriving if the locals come and meet

02:38:48.240 --> 02:38:50.536
and I think it's important that  you

02:38:50.560 --> 02:38:52.936
know it is a place where I enjoy going

02:38:52.960 --> 02:38:55.960
every week and  meeting you know it's

02:38:56.319 --> 02:38:58.056
not like a supermarket we actually talk

02:38:58.080 --> 02:38:59.976
to the traders we become friends with

02:39:00.000 --> 02:39:02.536
them it's always the same people  you

02:39:02.560 --> 02:39:03.896
know it's very very different than going

02:39:03.920 --> 02:39:05.576
to a supermarket even if some of the

02:39:05.600 --> 02:39:07.415
products might be the same I would say

02:39:07.439 --> 02:39:09.335
the strawberries are mostly the the same

02:39:09.359 --> 02:39:11.896
at the supermarket that the market but

02:39:11.920 --> 02:39:14.920
it is important that we take the care um

02:39:15.120 --> 02:39:17.335
that we need to take for the market and

02:39:17.359 --> 02:39:20.359
I I thank Sophie and her team and the

02:39:20.560 --> 02:39:23.256
comm and the the board or committee of

02:39:23.280 --> 02:39:25.576
management for the work they do to make

02:39:25.600 --> 02:39:28.056
sure that it's a market that is unique

02:39:28.080 --> 02:39:31.080
and thriving and it is for and first and

02:39:31.359 --> 02:39:34.359
foremost a place for locals to come and

02:39:34.640 --> 02:39:35.816
shop.

02:39:35.840 --> 02:39:37.656
Thank you councelor Timman and I've

02:39:37.680 --> 02:39:39.335
certainly seen you at the market plenty

02:39:39.359 --> 02:39:41.415
of times so as we both go through our

02:39:41.439 --> 02:39:44.439
shopping. Any other counselors wish to

02:39:44.640 --> 02:39:47.640
speak to the item for us?

02:39:50.160 --> 02:39:52.696
No other counselors. I might just add my

02:39:52.720 --> 02:39:55.415
own comments. Once again commending 

02:39:55.439 --> 02:39:57.256
the team at the South Melbourne market,

02:39:57.280 --> 02:39:59.176
the traders

02:39:59.200 --> 02:40:02.200
and  also in support of the amend the

02:40:04.160 --> 02:40:07.160
alterations before us.  as

02:40:08.080 --> 02:40:09.736
councelor Jay has highlighted our

02:40:09.760 --> 02:40:11.335
traders are exceptionally generous and

02:40:11.359 --> 02:40:13.256
we've seen that through  the recent

02:40:13.280 --> 02:40:15.096
bushfire efforts where a number of

02:40:15.120 --> 02:40:18.120
community members have take  have 

02:40:18.720 --> 02:40:21.656
utilized surplus goods into bushfire

02:40:21.680 --> 02:40:23.415
affected regions through our the power

02:40:23.439 --> 02:40:25.576
of our community and this is a great way

02:40:25.600 --> 02:40:27.656
of just reinforcing some of that support

02:40:27.680 --> 02:40:29.976
that already exists and also looking

02:40:30.000 --> 02:40:33.000
more broadly at at food security

02:40:33.760 --> 02:40:35.976
the market as councelor Halliday they

02:40:36.000 --> 02:40:38.856
mentioned is going through transition.

02:40:38.880 --> 02:40:41.656
It is an inner urban location and we do

02:40:41.680 --> 02:40:43.736
need to be mindful of how people can

02:40:43.760 --> 02:40:45.976
permeate through the market. So looking

02:40:46.000 --> 02:40:48.936
at ways that we can secure a modal shift

02:40:48.960 --> 02:40:51.896
at least for lo  local residents who

02:40:51.920 --> 02:40:53.496
should have other means of getting there

02:40:53.520 --> 02:40:55.256
is one that we need to encourage and I'm

02:40:55.280 --> 02:40:57.576
really pleased to hear those efforts 

02:40:57.600 --> 02:40:59.415
underway.

02:40:59.439 --> 02:41:01.335
I also sit on the South Melbourne market

02:41:01.359 --> 02:41:03.016
committee with my council colleague

02:41:03.040 --> 02:41:05.976
councelor Jay and  it's been great to

02:41:06.000 --> 02:41:08.776
see the ongoing development of this

02:41:08.800 --> 02:41:10.856
strategy, the engagement with traders

02:41:10.880 --> 02:41:12.856
and the engagement with the community

02:41:12.880 --> 02:41:15.736
and I did join  the South Melbourne

02:41:15.760 --> 02:41:18.760
market  team in a number of those

02:41:19.040 --> 02:41:20.696
consultations across the city of Port

02:41:20.720 --> 02:41:22.856
Phillip including in Bay Street which is

02:41:22.880 --> 02:41:25.335
a very significant catchment or Port

02:41:25.359 --> 02:41:26.616
Melbourne being a very significant

02:41:26.640 --> 02:41:29.496
catchment as we've discussed for the

02:41:29.520 --> 02:41:32.295
I too commend the motion and  great

02:41:32.319 --> 02:41:35.319
work once again to the team.

02:41:35.520 --> 02:41:38.520
Does the mover wish to close?

02:41:44.720 --> 02:41:47.720
 just just noting that um it on this

02:41:49.120 --> 02:41:51.176
topic of  of accessibility I think it

02:41:51.200 --> 02:41:53.816
takes three trams to get to the market

02:41:53.840 --> 02:41:56.375
from where I live in St. Kilder East and

02:41:56.399 --> 02:41:59.399
um it's not equally  accessible to

02:42:00.160 --> 02:42:03.160
people all over the city. Um so you know

02:42:03.359 --> 02:42:04.936
some people have better access to the

02:42:04.960 --> 02:42:06.936
market than others. But once again, just

02:42:06.960 --> 02:42:09.176
want to sum up here and echo the

02:42:09.200 --> 02:42:11.176
sentiments I've heard, thanking the

02:42:11.200 --> 02:42:12.776
traders who over the years have

02:42:12.800 --> 02:42:15.335
contributed to food security and um

02:42:15.359 --> 02:42:17.736
donated their their food and thank you

02:42:17.760 --> 02:42:19.496
to the South Melbourne market team for

02:42:19.520 --> 02:42:21.656
putting together this strategy and for

02:42:21.680 --> 02:42:24.680
um for your work  you know um managing

02:42:25.439 --> 02:42:27.496
the market through this time. So thank

02:42:27.520 --> 02:42:29.016
you everyone and let's put this to the

02:42:29.040 --> 02:42:32.040
vote. The motion has been put all those

02:42:32.880 --> 02:42:34.856
in favor.

02:42:34.880 --> 02:42:37.880
That motion is carried unanimously.

02:42:39.359 --> 02:42:42.295
Thank you. And that takes us to our next

02:42:42.319 --> 02:42:45.016
item. And thank you once again, Sophie.

02:42:45.040 --> 02:42:46.856
That takes us to our next item. Item

02:42:46.880 --> 02:42:48.455
12.1,

02:42:48.479 --> 02:42:50.295
, the S6 instrument of delegation,

02:42:50.319 --> 02:42:53.096
council to members of staff.

02:42:53.120 --> 02:42:56.120
Any questions from councilors?

02:42:58.479 --> 02:43:01.176
No questions from councilors. There is a

02:43:01.200 --> 02:43:02.856
recommendation before us. Is there a

02:43:02.880 --> 02:43:04.536
coun? Thank you. Councelor Thomann

02:43:04.560 --> 02:43:07.256
wishing to move the motion. Is there a

02:43:07.280 --> 02:43:09.736
second to the motion before us?

02:43:09.760 --> 02:43:12.056
Seconded. Councelor Halliday. Does

02:43:12.080 --> 02:43:14.856
the mover wish to speak? Does the second

02:43:14.880 --> 02:43:17.335
wish to speak? Does any other counselor

02:43:17.359 --> 02:43:20.359
wish to speak?

02:43:20.640 --> 02:43:22.856
If no counselors wish to speak, does the

02:43:22.880 --> 02:43:25.880
mover wish to close? Then therefore the

02:43:25.920 --> 02:43:28.920
motion is being put. All those in favor

02:43:29.680 --> 02:43:32.680
that is carried unanimously.

02:43:33.680 --> 02:43:36.536
12.2 Councelor expenses monthly

02:43:36.560 --> 02:43:39.560
reporting for November, December 2025

02:43:39.920 --> 02:43:42.920
and January 26. Any questions for

02:43:44.000 --> 02:43:46.216
counselor? Any questions from counselors

02:43:46.240 --> 02:43:49.240
to officers?

02:43:55.359 --> 02:43:58.295
There is an officer

02:43:58.319 --> 02:43:59.976
a amendment to the officer

02:44:00.000 --> 02:44:01.496
recommendation.

02:44:01.520 --> 02:44:04.520
 perhaps someone needs to read that

02:44:05.040 --> 02:44:05.896
out.

02:44:05.920 --> 02:44:08.920
Um I can do that and through you may um

02:44:09.200 --> 02:44:12.200
this is a minor um a minor amendment

02:44:12.399 --> 02:44:14.455
just to align with um our best practice

02:44:14.479 --> 02:44:16.136
here. It was an officer's admission that

02:44:16.160 --> 02:44:18.776
we've remedied. Um it just notes under

02:44:18.800 --> 02:44:21.255
the legislation that um we've reflected

02:44:21.279 --> 02:44:23.335
the childcare reimbursements claim by

02:44:23.359 --> 02:44:26.359
counselors in  from June to September.

02:44:27.840 --> 02:44:30.056
Thank you. And really important  that

02:44:30.080 --> 02:44:33.080
that is provided given  the demands on

02:44:33.359 --> 02:44:36.359
councelor time.  any okay there's a

02:44:36.960 --> 02:44:38.856
recommendation before us with those

02:44:38.880 --> 02:44:41.880
officer alterations. Is there a mover of

02:44:42.080 --> 02:44:43.896
this motion? Thank you councelor Thomann.

02:44:43.920 --> 02:44:46.616
Seconded deputy mayor me. Does the mover

02:44:46.640 --> 02:44:49.255
wish to speak? Does the second wish to

02:44:49.279 --> 02:44:51.255
speak?

02:44:51.279 --> 02:44:53.576
Does any other counselor wish to speak

02:44:53.600 --> 02:44:56.600
to the item before us?

02:44:56.880 --> 02:44:59.880
Does the mover wish to close?

02:44:59.920 --> 02:45:02.295
In which case, the motion has been put.

02:45:02.319 --> 02:45:05.319
All those in favor, that is carried

02:45:07.359 --> 02:45:10.359
unanimously.

02:45:11.120 --> 02:45:14.120
Item 12.3, the status of council

02:45:14.319 --> 02:45:16.216
decisions and questions taken on notice,

02:45:16.240 --> 02:45:18.136
recorded by council, 1st of October to

02:45:18.160 --> 02:45:20.776
the 31st of December, 2025. Any

02:45:20.800 --> 02:45:23.576
questions for officers from councilors

02:45:23.600 --> 02:45:26.600
in relation to this item?

02:45:27.760 --> 02:45:30.760
All questions out. Is there a mover for

02:45:31.200 --> 02:45:33.896
the recommendation?

02:45:33.920 --> 02:45:35.656
Councelor Halliday is moving.

02:45:35.680 --> 02:45:38.680
Councelor Toman is seconding.

02:45:38.720 --> 02:45:41.415
 does a mover wish to speak? Does the

02:45:41.439 --> 02:45:44.056
second wish to speak? Does any other

02:45:44.080 --> 02:45:47.080
councelor wish to speak?

02:45:48.240 --> 02:45:51.096
Does the mover wish to close? In which

02:45:51.120 --> 02:45:53.576
case, a motion is being put before us.

02:45:53.600 --> 02:45:56.600
All those in favor that is carried

02:45:56.640 --> 02:45:59.640
unanimously. Thank you.

02:45:59.680 --> 02:46:02.680
And now 12 sorry  13.1 the midear 2526

02:46:05.840 --> 02:46:08.840
financial review. Any questions for

02:46:09.120 --> 02:46:12.056
officers from councilors for this item?

02:46:12.080 --> 02:46:15.080
Yes, councelor Buckingham.

02:46:15.359 --> 02:46:18.359
I note that the  review

02:46:19.279 --> 02:46:22.279
reports underutilization of our long

02:46:22.640 --> 02:46:25.640
daycare centers and that council

02:46:26.160 --> 02:46:28.936
officers are taking steps to address

02:46:28.960 --> 02:46:31.960
these utilization rates. My question is

02:46:32.319 --> 02:46:35.319
what are those steps and um

02:46:38.640 --> 02:46:40.936
and what are our long-term plans to

02:46:40.960 --> 02:46:43.960
address the utilization rates

02:46:44.000 --> 02:46:45.736
through you may thank you for the

02:46:45.760 --> 02:46:48.455
question councelor Buckingham council is

02:46:48.479 --> 02:46:50.295
proud to provide care to a number of

02:46:50.319 --> 02:46:52.536
Port Phillip families council is also

02:46:52.560 --> 02:46:54.375
proud of our staff who work hard to

02:46:54.399 --> 02:46:56.536
deliver this important community service

02:46:56.560 --> 02:46:59.255
each week child care is a competitive

02:46:59.279 --> 02:47:01.415
marketplace and council is one of a

02:47:01.439 --> 02:47:03.576
number of providers in the city

02:47:03.600 --> 02:47:05.016
including community managed

02:47:05.040 --> 02:47:07.816
notfor-profit and private centers.

02:47:07.840 --> 02:47:10.056
Council regularly monitors utilization

02:47:10.080 --> 02:47:12.616
rates across its child care service and

02:47:12.640 --> 02:47:15.176
is taking a multiaceted approach with

02:47:15.200 --> 02:47:18.056
respect to utilization. This includes

02:47:18.080 --> 02:47:19.976
looking at current and emerging demand

02:47:20.000 --> 02:47:22.536
and how council services can align to

02:47:22.560 --> 02:47:25.560
any changes in community needs. Council

02:47:26.080 --> 02:47:27.976
is also looking at how it can strengthen

02:47:28.000 --> 02:47:30.136
the marketing of its centers so families

02:47:30.160 --> 02:47:31.976
are more aware of the places and

02:47:32.000 --> 02:47:35.000
programs available at council services.

02:47:35.040 --> 02:47:37.176
Council continues to enhance the quality

02:47:37.200 --> 02:47:39.576
of care we provide and we'll also be

02:47:39.600 --> 02:47:41.576
looking at the general presentation of

02:47:41.600 --> 02:47:44.216
facilities together. The aim of these

02:47:44.240 --> 02:47:46.455
actions is to make council's child care

02:47:46.479 --> 02:47:49.479
services more visible, more responsive,

02:47:49.520 --> 02:47:51.415
and more appealing to families with the

02:47:51.439 --> 02:47:53.335
goal of supporting stronger and more

02:47:53.359 --> 02:47:56.359
consistent utilization.

02:47:56.640 --> 02:47:58.776
Thank you. Any further questions in

02:47:58.800 --> 02:48:01.800
relation to this item before us?

02:48:02.319 --> 02:48:05.319
Yes, councelor Halliday.

02:48:07.040 --> 02:48:10.040
Just wondering notwithstanding or based

02:48:10.399 --> 02:48:12.616
we made a decision earlier this evening

02:48:12.640 --> 02:48:15.496
around some funding for the hop on hop

02:48:15.520 --> 02:48:17.496
off bus and you know the linking

02:48:17.520 --> 02:48:20.520
neighbors. Does that impact this, you

02:48:21.600 --> 02:48:24.600
know, that additional funding we 

02:48:25.600 --> 02:48:27.816
allocated there, is that going to impact

02:48:27.840 --> 02:48:30.840
this surplus position um

02:48:33.359 --> 02:48:35.415
through you may some of that will impact

02:48:35.439 --> 02:48:38.439
in the 26 27 financial year. Um we're

02:48:39.520 --> 02:48:40.856
going through the change process of

02:48:40.880 --> 02:48:42.136
working with staff at the moment, but

02:48:42.160 --> 02:48:43.816
the changes won't take effect until 1

02:48:43.840 --> 02:48:46.455
July. Um so we'll consider that as part

02:48:46.479 --> 02:48:49.479
of the 26 27 um budget build.

02:48:50.560 --> 02:48:53.560
Thank you.

02:48:53.680 --> 02:48:56.680
Any further questions?

02:48:57.520 --> 02:48:59.496
 does there's a recommendation before

02:48:59.520 --> 02:49:01.096
us? Is there a council that wishes to

02:49:01.120 --> 02:49:04.120
move?

02:49:04.240 --> 02:49:06.216
Thank you. Councelor Halliday mover

02:49:06.240 --> 02:49:09.240
seconded deputy mayor M. Does the mover

02:49:09.600 --> 02:49:12.600
wish to speak?

02:49:12.640 --> 02:49:15.640
 just briefly um

02:49:17.120 --> 02:49:19.255
councelor Buckingham has highlighted one

02:49:19.279 --> 02:49:21.496
of the  budget challenges that we face

02:49:21.520 --> 02:49:24.520
as a council. Um the others  are a

02:49:25.840 --> 02:49:28.840
reduction in parking  revenues. These

02:49:29.840 --> 02:49:32.840
are eroding um our financial position.

02:49:33.680 --> 02:49:36.680
So um hopefully  we skate through the

02:49:38.160 --> 02:49:40.295
rest of the year here and  make it

02:49:40.319 --> 02:49:42.216
into a surplus. Otherwise, I'm sure

02:49:42.240 --> 02:49:44.295
you'll be talking to us before the end

02:49:44.319 --> 02:49:46.536
of the year. Um, but I think this

02:49:46.560 --> 02:49:49.560
reflects the um the financial situation

02:49:50.800 --> 02:49:53.800
the council is in. You know, we see 

02:49:54.240 --> 02:49:56.136
cost shifting

02:49:56.160 --> 02:49:59.160
um all the time. We see increased price

02:49:59.520 --> 02:50:01.576
pressures on all of the services we're

02:50:01.600 --> 02:50:03.335
delivering on all of our capital

02:50:03.359 --> 02:50:05.415
projects. Even things like we talked

02:50:05.439 --> 02:50:08.136
earlier about the um graffiti removal

02:50:08.160 --> 02:50:11.160
from um power poles. It's effectively

02:50:11.359 --> 02:50:13.255
another cost shift there where City

02:50:13.279 --> 02:50:15.736
Power no longer do it and we're expected

02:50:15.760 --> 02:50:18.056
to remove the graffiti on their on their

02:50:18.080 --> 02:50:21.080
assets um at our expense. No doubt. Um

02:50:22.800 --> 02:50:25.800
this is a um a financially difficult 

02:50:26.800 --> 02:50:29.096
environment where there are competing

02:50:29.120 --> 02:50:32.120
needs. Um and we're coming into a budget

02:50:33.680 --> 02:50:36.536
 process where we have a you know once

02:50:36.560 --> 02:50:39.560
again a rates cap of 2.7 I think percent

02:50:40.240 --> 02:50:43.240
um which is barely going to or cover our

02:50:43.920 --> 02:50:46.856
um the growth in the costs that we are

02:50:46.880 --> 02:50:49.496
facing as a council. So,

02:50:49.520 --> 02:50:51.016
um I appreciate the work that's gone

02:50:51.040 --> 02:50:53.816
into um maintaining our financial

02:50:53.840 --> 02:50:56.776
position here um with a surplus  in

02:50:56.800 --> 02:50:59.800
the face of these  these difficulties.

02:51:00.240 --> 02:51:02.056
Um so, thank you to the team.

02:51:02.080 --> 02:51:03.976
Thank you councelor Halliday moving

02:51:04.000 --> 02:51:06.216
the motion. Deputy may would you wish to

02:51:06.240 --> 02:51:09.240
speak as seconder? Any other counselors

02:51:09.279 --> 02:51:12.056
wish to speak?

02:51:12.080 --> 02:51:14.216
No other counselors wish to speak in

02:51:14.240 --> 02:51:15.576
which case there's a mover wish to

02:51:15.600 --> 02:51:17.896
close.

02:51:17.920 --> 02:51:20.920
No, the motion will be put. All those in

02:51:21.279 --> 02:51:23.335
favor for the recommendation that is

02:51:23.359 --> 02:51:26.359
carried unanimously.

02:51:26.640 --> 02:51:29.176
Item 13.2

02:51:29.200 --> 02:51:31.656
is the Australian government association

02:51:31.680 --> 02:51:34.680
national assembly.

02:51:36.160 --> 02:51:38.696
 motions. Any questions for officers

02:51:38.720 --> 02:51:41.720
for this item?

02:51:42.960 --> 02:51:44.856
I'm going to interpret that as no

02:51:44.880 --> 02:51:47.496
questions to officers.

02:51:47.520 --> 02:51:50.520
Is there a mover for these items?

02:51:53.680 --> 02:51:55.656
, yes. Sorry. Councelor Crawford is

02:51:55.680 --> 02:51:58.680
moving. Is there a seconder?

02:52:00.240 --> 02:52:03.240
Yeah.

02:52:03.600 --> 02:52:06.136
You're seconded. , seconded. Councelor

02:52:06.160 --> 02:52:08.616
Halliday. Does the mover wish to

02:52:08.640 --> 02:52:11.176
speak?

02:52:11.200 --> 02:52:12.856
I'm going to interpret that as no. Does

02:52:12.880 --> 02:52:15.335
the second wish to speak?

02:52:15.359 --> 02:52:18.359
Does any other counselor wish to speak?

02:52:20.479 --> 02:52:23.016
I'm going to say briefly on this that 

02:52:23.040 --> 02:52:26.040
these motions help shape the national

02:52:26.479 --> 02:52:28.216
agenda in terms of local government

02:52:28.240 --> 02:52:31.240
priorities. It is  really important

02:52:31.760 --> 02:52:33.896
that we have a presence at Alga and put

02:52:33.920 --> 02:52:36.056
forward the perspectives of the city of

02:52:36.080 --> 02:52:38.056
Port Phillip and our sector colleagues

02:52:38.080 --> 02:52:41.080
more broadly particularly our work in

02:52:41.120 --> 02:52:43.656
partnership with the city of Glen around

02:52:43.680 --> 02:52:46.680
social cohesion as well and  I commend

02:52:46.880 --> 02:52:49.576
the collaboration that's existed at an

02:52:49.600 --> 02:52:51.576
officer level in shaping what will go

02:52:51.600 --> 02:52:54.600
forward to Alga.

02:52:54.720 --> 02:52:57.720
 does the mover wish to close?

02:52:59.359 --> 02:53:01.976
No. In which case the motion is being

02:53:02.000 --> 02:53:05.000
put. All those in favor that is carried

02:53:06.560 --> 02:53:09.415
unanimously.

02:53:09.439 --> 02:53:12.439
That ends the officer reports. We have

02:53:12.880 --> 02:53:15.096
item 14 notices of motion. There are no

02:53:15.120 --> 02:53:18.120
notices of motion here this evening. 

02:53:18.160 --> 02:53:20.536
reports by councelor delegates. Any

02:53:20.560 --> 02:53:23.560
reports that we wish to share? Any

02:53:26.240 --> 02:53:29.240
other councilors wish to speak to

02:53:30.720 --> 02:53:32.776
delegate reports?

02:53:32.800 --> 02:53:35.800
Councelor Jay.

02:53:36.240 --> 02:53:39.240
Um I had the privilege of attending the

02:53:39.760 --> 02:53:42.696
company director's course at the AIC a

02:53:42.720 --> 02:53:45.720
few weeks ago. Um and

02:53:46.080 --> 02:53:48.455
really enjoyed it. learned a lot about

02:53:48.479 --> 02:53:50.536
how to be a successful board, the role

02:53:50.560 --> 02:53:53.176
of a board in strategy, and I really

02:53:53.200 --> 02:53:54.776
feel like I walked out of there as a

02:53:54.800 --> 02:53:57.335
better counselor so I can um serve this

02:53:57.359 --> 02:53:59.255
community better. So, thank you for that

02:53:59.279 --> 02:54:00.856
opportunity, for that professional

02:54:00.880 --> 02:54:03.880
development.

02:54:05.359 --> 02:54:07.496
Councelor Buckingham.

02:54:07.520 --> 02:54:10.520
I also have  done the Australian

02:54:10.560 --> 02:54:13.096
Institute of Company Directors course 

02:54:13.120 --> 02:54:16.120
which covered a range of topics directly

02:54:16.399 --> 02:54:17.656
relevant to our work here as a

02:54:17.680 --> 02:54:20.056
counselor. Um the quality of the

02:54:20.080 --> 02:54:23.080
training was very very high and um

02:54:24.880 --> 02:54:27.880
it the the process also of um having

02:54:28.960 --> 02:54:31.016
facilitated sessions with people from

02:54:31.040 --> 02:54:33.335
all walks of life, working in all

02:54:33.359 --> 02:54:36.359
different types of organizations also um

02:54:37.120 --> 02:54:40.056
has given me a lot of ideas for

02:54:40.080 --> 02:54:42.056
innovative ways we can do things here at

02:54:42.080 --> 02:54:45.080
council taken from other sectors. Um,

02:54:45.359 --> 02:54:47.896
and so the work around the ARCD

02:54:47.920 --> 02:54:49.335
continues even after you've done the

02:54:49.359 --> 02:54:51.335
course. And over the next 3 months, I've

02:54:51.359 --> 02:54:53.176
got a lot of um, reading and study to

02:54:53.200 --> 02:54:56.200
do. Um, but I'm really confident that it

02:54:57.279 --> 02:55:00.279
was a very valuable training and ,

02:55:00.640 --> 02:55:02.696
we'll be able to implement lots of

02:55:02.720 --> 02:55:04.936
improvements um, from having that

02:55:04.960 --> 02:55:07.016
experience.

02:55:07.040 --> 02:55:09.255
Thank you, Councelor Buckingham. And

02:55:09.279 --> 02:55:10.455
given that we're talking about all

02:55:10.479 --> 02:55:13.096
things AICD, I'd like to say that I

02:55:13.120 --> 02:55:15.096
completed the course with or undertook

02:55:15.120 --> 02:55:16.375
the course. We still need to complete

02:55:16.399 --> 02:55:18.295
the assessment. Undertook the course

02:55:18.319 --> 02:55:21.319
with counselor J  two weeks prior to

02:55:21.359 --> 02:55:24.359
councelor Buckingham. So it's great to

02:55:24.479 --> 02:55:26.216
see three counselors in this current

02:55:26.240 --> 02:55:29.176
round going through the AIC course

02:55:29.200 --> 02:55:31.335
echoing the sentiments that my council

02:55:31.359 --> 02:55:33.016
colleagues have already expressed so

02:55:33.040 --> 02:55:35.335
they don't need to be repeated. But I

02:55:35.359 --> 02:55:37.736
would also like to highlight throughout

02:55:37.760 --> 02:55:40.216
February, I've called it the February of

02:55:40.240 --> 02:55:43.240
festivals.  we had Pride March in 

02:55:43.760 --> 02:55:45.255
earlier this month and just this

02:55:45.279 --> 02:55:47.896
weekend, the Sunkilda Festival.  Pride

02:55:47.920 --> 02:55:49.656
March record attendance. It was

02:55:49.680 --> 02:55:52.216
fabulous.  including myself, AB

02:55:52.240 --> 02:55:55.016
sailing down the Pride Center, which was

02:55:55.040 --> 02:55:57.016
a fantastic experience and one that I

02:55:57.040 --> 02:55:59.576
actually thoroughly recommend to anyone

02:55:59.600 --> 02:56:02.375
that's wishes to do so. And also St

02:56:02.399 --> 02:56:05.399
Kilda Festival. I mean, what a fantastic

02:56:05.439 --> 02:56:08.216
 experience with St. Kilda Festival

02:56:08.240 --> 02:56:11.240
and thank you to the weather for holding

02:56:11.279 --> 02:56:14.136
up as well.

02:56:14.160 --> 02:56:17.160
Any other counselors wish to speak to

02:56:18.560 --> 02:56:21.560
delegate reports?

02:56:22.640 --> 02:56:25.016
In which case,

02:56:25.040 --> 02:56:27.896
they have been noted.

02:56:27.920 --> 02:56:30.920
 any items of urgent business? There

02:56:31.359 --> 02:56:34.359
are no items of urgent business.  we

02:56:34.560 --> 02:56:37.560
do have a confidential item that we need

02:56:37.920 --> 02:56:40.920
to consider. So what I will do is I note

02:56:41.920 --> 02:56:44.920
per meeting procedures we do have a time

02:56:45.520 --> 02:56:47.656
limit. I would like to call for an

02:56:47.680 --> 02:56:49.415
extension of 30 minutes just to give us

02:56:49.439 --> 02:56:51.335
that buffer if we need it. That is

02:56:51.359 --> 02:56:53.816
moved.  deputy mayor me seconded

02:56:53.840 --> 02:56:56.295
councelor Consol. It is a procedural

02:56:56.319 --> 02:56:58.455
motion. So we'll put that to the vote

02:56:58.479 --> 02:57:01.479
and that is carried.

02:57:01.600 --> 02:57:04.600
Okay, that concludes now our public 

02:57:05.520 --> 02:57:08.520
items of the

02:57:08.960 --> 02:57:11.960
agenda. So we will be moving in camera

02:57:13.200 --> 02:57:15.096
to consider one confidential report, the

02:57:15.120 --> 02:57:18.120
SQL landside works

02:57:18.319 --> 02:57:20.455
and I'd like to call on the councelor to

02:57:20.479 --> 02:57:21.976
move that the meeting be closed to

02:57:22.000 --> 02:57:24.375
members of the public. Thank you

02:57:24.399 --> 02:57:26.375
councelor Buckingham moved seconded

02:57:26.399 --> 02:57:29.096
councelor Thomann.  that will be put to

02:57:29.120 --> 02:57:31.176
the vote being procedural that is

02:57:31.200 --> 02:57:33.255
carried.

02:57:33.279 --> 02:57:35.176
Thank you to members of the gallery for

02:57:35.200 --> 02:57:37.415
those of us that persevered through a

02:57:37.439 --> 02:57:39.096
longer council meeting than we thought

02:57:39.120 --> 02:57:41.096
first thought would emerge. So thank you

02:57:41.120 --> 02:57:43.656
 for your perseverance and also online

02:57:43.680 --> 02:57:45.176
for those of us that are still with us.

02:57:45.200 --> 02:57:47.816
Thank you always for joining.

02:57:47.840 --> 02:57:50.840
 thank you and we shall see you in a

02:57:51.279 --> 02:57:54.279
Fortnite hopefully.