Monday 18 October, 2010

As ever, the work and advocacy of the VLGA covers a diverse range of topics, reflecting a wide range of member concerns. Last Friday the VLGA was represented at the Premier’s Climate Change Summit in Bendigo. Our CEO Maree McPherson spoke on a panel about local government adaptation issues, reminding attendees of our Liveable and Just Project. Maree was also able to announce a Liveable and Just project partnership with mecu Limited which will see us taking subsidised training workshops to a number of regional centres.

I also want to mention our ongoing advocacy work, as the next meeting of the Planning and Environment Act Review Working Group is this coming Monday 25 October. Of course, if you have any views you would like to pass on, feel free to contact me.

Food for All – Policy and Planning
This week’s mini movie is about why it’s important to address food security in local government policies. View the two-minute mini movie and learn from the VicHealth Food for All approach. Including food security in your policy and planning is critical to ensuring it is on the agenda, and results in it being dealt with proactively over the long term, rather than reactively over the short term. Inclusion in your policy makes it relevant for all areas including business development, infrastructure, land use planning, environmental sustainability, and human services. For more information about the VLGA Food for All Project, please contact Leah Galvin at leah@vlga.org.au.

Studies in Applied Human Rights
RMIT has developed a postgraduate program (Graduate Diploma – one year full time or two years part-time; and Graduate Certificate – six months full time or one year part time) informed by the strong partnerships the Australian Centre for Human Rights Education has developed with key government and non-government agencies. The courses are designed for professional development, academic interest and entry into the rapidly expanding human rights field. For more information contact Dr Liz Branigan, Academic Programs Coordinator on (03) 9925 3153 or liz.branigan@rmit.edu.au.

Easy English guide to voting in the 2010 Victorian State Election
The Victorian Electoral Commission has produced an information guide to help people better understand the voting process for the Victorian State Election, to be held on Saturday 27 November. Access the guide here.

Local Government Human Rights Survey
The Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission would appreciate the participation of all 79 local governments in its Local Government Human Rights Survey by no later than 28 October. Take the online survey here.


Watch this space

Commonwealth must urgently fund Victorian kindergarten facilities
The MAV has renewed its call for the Federal Government to urgently commit $600 million for Victorian kindergarten facilities or risk failure of its national commitment to provide all children with ‘universal access’ to preschool in their year before school. The MAV’s media release states that by 2013 Victoria will require around 50 per cent more facilities and 400 extra trained staff to increase the program to the nationally agreed policy of 15 hours per week for 4 year old kinder. The VLGA Board has endorsed the MAV’s universal access policy position, including the emphasis that Victorian local governments will not pay all of the substantial costs of these reforms.


VLGA events for your diary

Timor-Leste Friendship Forum
Tuesday 26 October, 5.30-8pm including light dinner and drinks
VLGA, 60 Leicester St, Carlton
The VLGA Timor-Leste Advisory Group invites members of Friendship Groups, representatives of NGOs with programs in Timor-Leste, local government councillors and officers, and community representatives who are interested in Timor-Leste, to our ‘Friendship Forum’. For more information go here. Please RSVP by 18 October to Gary Jungwirth on (03) 9349 7999 or email gary@vlga.org.au.

VLGA Special General Meeting & Annual General Meeting
Thursday 4 November, from 7pm
VLGA, 60 Leicester St, Carlton
The VLGA Board has endorsed the revised draft Constitution so that it can now be put to members for ratification. This will occur at a Special General Meeting which will take place at 7pm on 4 November 2010, to be followed by the AGM. The revised draft Constitution can be accessed here. If you would like a hard copy sent to you, please call the VLGA on (03) 9349 7999. Members are encouraged to contact Ron Exiner, Director Governance on 0417 392 078 if you have any queries. We invite you to join us for finger-food and refreshments before the Special General Meeting from 6pm. Please register your attendance here or RSVP to vlga@vlga.org.au.

Special Forum: Local Government Smoke-Free Policies in Outdoor Areas
Thursday 18 November, 5.30-7pm, followed by nibbles and refreshments from 7pm

VLGA, 60 Leicester St, Carlton
Learn more about this topical issue, ask questions and discuss ideas about the merits and challenges of smoke-free policies in outdoor settings. Hear about the various ways that you might consider approaching this. A panel of speakers will share their experiences and knowledge including Heart Foundation CEO Kathy Bell, Quit Victoria Executive Director Fiona Sharkie, Monash City Council Mayor Cr Charlotte Baines, Surf Coast Shire Council Mayor Cr Libby Coker and Frankston City Council Mayor Cr Christine Richards. For more information or to register your attendance by no later than 8 November, go here.


Other events

Australia-Timor-Leste Education and Training Network workshop
Saturday 23 October, 1-4pm
Northcote Library Meeting Room, 32-38 Separation St, Northcote
At this Supporting Youth and Adult Learning through Community Centres and Libraries forum you’ll hear from speakers Patti Manolis from Library Books for Timor-Leste, Richard Brown from Friends of Aileu, Chris Perkins from Friends of Bacau, and Pat Jessen from Friends of Suai. Please RSVP before 16 October to janhayes@bigpond.net.au or call 0419 114 950.

Barwon Safe Parties Symposium
Thursday 4 & Friday 5 November
Geelong Football Club – Fred Flanagan Room, Skilled Stadium, Geelong
The City of Greater Geelong is hosting a Barwon Safe Parties Symposium on – Young People, Alcohol and Parties. The one and a half day forum is targeted at health workers, community organisations, police, teachers, local governments and parenting support groups and will showcase local government based programs that have focussed on reducing risky drinking among young people and how best to apply current research findings in your program development. For more information and to register, go here.

Cr Heinz Kreutz
President
0438 006 656 or heinz@vlga.org.au

Monday 11 October, 2010

In the past two weeks, the VLGA has conducted annual tour visits to Monash, Greater Dandenong, Greater Geelong and Moorabool; and this week we visit Kingston and Mildura. On behalf of the VLGA Board and staff, I thank all mayors, councillors and CEOs for their hospitality on our visits and for providing us with comprehensive overviews of the issues facing their municipalities.

We also held a very successful Leading Edge Forum on Thursday night attended by more than 60 people who heard from officers from Sustainability Victoria about their work. I refer all members to the new Climate Communities website which places all climate change related information for Victorians in one easy-access site.

Members may also like to know that at their meeting last week the VLGA Board endorsed the Boobook Declaration. The VLGA is proud to have taken this action. For more information about the Boobook Declaration go here.

VCGR refuses gaming licence application at Surf Coast Shire
The Victorian Commission for Gambling Regulation has rejected the application by the Beach Hotel located at Jan Juc, Surf Coast Shire, for 20 electronic gaming machines. The hotel was refused a planning permit for a $4 million redevelopment by the Surf Coast Shire Council, which also opposed the machines. The decision quotes the Court of Appeal in Macedon Ranges Shire Council’s successful case against the Romsey Hotel in 2008. This is another landmark decision as it concludes that the introduction of the machines would be of considerable concern to a small community. Read the full report here.

Another reminder: calls for new approaches to ensure the sustainability of country towns

A number of councillors and community members have commented on the speech I delivered recently at the Sustainability of Australia’s Country Towns Conference in Bendigo. In my speech I called for a new approach from Federal and State governments to ensure the sustainability of country towns. Go here to read my full speech if you are interested and missed it last week.

Applications for vacancies at the VLGA close this Friday
As publicised last week, the VLGA is looking for two part-time Local Government Policy & Project Officers. These positions are ideally suited to flexible candidates who thrive in a diverse policy environment and have a sound understanding of the roles and responsibilities of elected councillors, council staff and communities. Applications close this coming Friday, so go here for more information.

Food for All – what is already happening in your community to enhance food security?

This week’s movie, from the series of ten mini movies in the Food for All series, gives you a good starting point for engaging with others. A critical activity for getting off to a good start is mapping what is already happening within both the community and local government environments. We recommend Environments for Health as a useful framework to make sense of the information gathered through mapping to help build the local picture. This framework helps categorise causes and strategies (programs or policies) into the four environments: natural, built, social, and economic. The framework is also used in developing the Municipal Public Health Plans or Health and Wellbeing plans in local governments, so using it to map food security as well makes it easier to get from talk to action! For further information about the VLGA/VicHealth Food for All project contact Leah Galvin at leah@vlga.org.au.


Watch this space

Ground-breaking parliamentary report on public and social housing
I was pleased to see the release late last week of a brave and wide-ranging report from the Victorian Parliament’s Family and Community Development Committee on the Adequacy and Future Directions of Public Housing in Victoria. The VLGA made a verbal submission to the inquiry, and you can see a copy of the transcript here. The VLGA will have a lot more to say about this inquiry after we have digested the 500 or so pages of the report. At first glance we are supportive of most of the 81 recommendations which cover an impressive range of policy areas. We believe that, if followed, the recommendations have the potential to address unfinished business in terms of land use planning, building the capacity of workers to deal with complex needs clients, continued funding for Neighbourhood Renewal projects, and a long-term increase in the supply of social and public housing. For a full copy of this ground-breaking report go here. The Report will be discussed at the next meeting of the VLGA’s Diverse and Affordable Housing Advisory Group this coming Wednesday at 4.30pm. If you would like to attend, or require more information, contact Darren Ray at darren@vlga.org.au or (03) 9349 7902.


VLGA events for your diary

Timor-Leste Friendship Forum
Tuesday 26 October, 5.30-8pm including light dinner and drinks
VLGA, 60 Leicester St, Carlton
The VLGA Timor-Leste Advisory Group invites members of Friendship Groups, representatives of NGOs with programs in Timor-Leste, local government councillors and officers, and community representatives who are interested in Timor-Leste, to our ‘Friendship Forum’. For more information go here. Please RSVP by 18 October to Gary Jungwirth on (03) 9349 7999 or email gary@vlga.org.au.

VLGA Special General Meeting & Annual General Meeting
Thursday 4 November, from 7pm
VLGA, 60 Leicester St, Carlton
The VLGA Board has endorsed the revised draft Constitution so that it can now be put to members for ratification. This will occur at a Special General Meeting which will take place at 7pm on 4 November 2010, to be followed by the AGM. The revised draft Constitution can be accessed here. If you would like a hard copy sent to you, please call the VLGA on (03) 9349 7999. Members are encouraged to contact Ron Exiner, Director Governance on 0417 392 078 if you have any queries.

We invite you to join us for finger-food and refreshments before the Special General Meeting from 6pm. Please register your attendance here or RSVP to vlga@vlga.org.au.

Special Forum: Local Government Smoke-Free Policies in Outdoor Areas

Thursday 18 November, 5.30-7pm, followed by nibbles and refreshments from 7pm
VLGA, 60 Leicester St, Carlton
This forum, for councillors and council officers alike, is presented by the VLGA in partnership with Heart Foundation Victoria and Quit Victoria. It’s designed to inform you about the experiences of other local governments and give you the opportunity to ask questions and discuss ideas about the merits and challenges of smoke-free policies in outdoor settings in your community, and the various ways that you might consider approaching this. A panel of speakers will share their experiences and knowledge including Heart Foundation CEO Kathy Bell, Quit Victoria Executive Director Fiona Sharkie, Monash City Council Mayor Cr Charlotte Baines, Surf Coast Shire Council Mayor Cr Libby Coker and Frankston City Council Mayor Cr Christine Richards. For more information or to register your attendance by no later than 8 November, go here.


Other events

2010 Victorian Planning Week
The Planning Institute of Australia, Victorian Division, invites you to attend the following 2010 Planning Week events: What's happening in Sri Lanka (11 Oct, 6pm), Urban Design Photo Competition and Exhibition (12 Oct, 5.30pm), Women Planners Network Breakfast (13 Oct, 7am), Planning for Community Hubs All Day Forum (14 Oct, 9.30am), AILA Breakfast – The Bridge between Planning and Landscape Architecture (14 Oct, 7.30am), Victorian Young planners Event - Planning, Community & The Media (14 Oct, 5.30pm), Activity Centre Bus Tour (15 Oct, 8.30am), 2010 Awards for Planning Excellence Ceremony (15 Oct, 6pm), Nexus 2010 (16 Oct, 8pm), Regional Growth Seminar (21 Oct, Bendigo), Victorian Young Planners Lawn Bowls Event (21 Oct, Bendigo).

Australia-Timor-Leste Education and Training Network workshop
Saturday 23 October, 1-4pm
Northcote Library Meeting Room, 32-38 Separation St, Northcote
At this Supporting Youth and Adult Learning through Community Centres and Libraries forum you’ll hear from speakers Patti Manolis from Library Books for Timor-Leste, Richard Brown from Friends of Aileu, Chris Perkins from Friends of Baucau, and Pat Jessen from Friends of Suai. Please RSVP to janhayes@bigpond.net.au or call 0419 114 950 before 16 October.

Delivering the Victorian Transport Plan – the partnership imperative
Friday 12 November 2010, 10am-3pm
Manningham Function Centre, Doncaster
Councillors, CEOs and Directors of Engineering are encouraged to register for this complementary Roads Australia-VicRoads Local Government Forum that will provide an opportunity for local governments and VicRoads to exchange perspectives on the delivery of the Victorian Transport Plan and road related programs, and identity opportunities for enhancing stakeholder relationships. Go here for more information.

Cr Heinz Kreutz
President
0438 006 656 or heinz@vlga.org.au

Monday 4 October, 2010

The highlight of my week was a presentation to an audience of about 100 local government practitioners, councillors and academics from across Australia at the Third National Country Towns Conference in Bendigo. This year’s theme – The Sustainability of Australia’s Country Town – sits well with the VLGA’s work on sustainability and governance. My presentation has been posted on the VLGA website if you want to have a look. The highlight of the coming week will be the first meeting of the Modernising Victoria’s Planning Act Review Working Group. I like a good challenge and will make every effort to represent our members to the best of my abilities. Our submission (Feb 2010) listed a number of concerns, and we remain sceptical of a number of aspects of the proposed changes. I’ll be able to give you an update in my next bulletin.

Need a part-time and rewarding job?
Like to make a difference in your job? The VLGA is looking for 2 part-time Local Government Policy & Project Officers to play a part in our efforts to connect communities and strengthen democracy. One position is a 12-month contract with the possibility to extend; the other is a 6-12 month maternity leave replacement position. Both positions are ideally suited to flexible candidates who thrive in a diverse policy environment and have a sound understanding of the roles and responsibilities of elected councillors, council staff and communities. For more information go here.

Climate Change Bill explained in plain English
As you may know, the above Bill passed through the Legislative Assembly with the support of all parties. Greeted as nation-leading landmark legislation, its implications for communities across the State (both rural and metropolitan) in the future need to be understood by us all. To assist people from all walks of life to grapple with the detail, the Parliamentary Library have prepared a Research Brief which includes a brief but comprehensive summary of all the key aspects of the Bill, and some responses and Australian and overseas comparisons. Go here to see the Research Brief.

Local communities taking control of shift to low-carbon economies

VLGA's CEO Maree McPherson represented us at the Latrobe Valley - Powering towards a new economy' CEDA event on 30 September at Monash University Gippsland. An audience of around 150 State and local government, industry, academic, and regional development delegates heard presentations from keynote speaker The Hon Peter Batchelor MP, Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources; 'new' energy industry commentators; community care agencies; and local governments. The VLGA notes the commitment of the Gippsland Local Government Network through the Gippsland Regional Plan which has as its highest priority a transition to a low carbon economy. A socially just transition for the communities affected by the changes this will require is of interest to the VLGA.

Facebook for women councillors on YouTube – 21st century, here we come

The VLGA and Women’s Participation in Local Government Coalition has created a series of ten short tutorial videos about using Facebook as a communication tool with constituents. The expert panel includes social networking expert Erin Young of the YWCA alongside women councillors experienced with Facebook, Cr Sarah Carter (Maribyrnong) and Cr Ann Potter (Hume). WPILG Coalition Chair Cr Beth Ripper and Karen Gray of YWCA explore with the panel ‘the whys and hows’. Check out the video produced by VLGA and hosted for WPILG Coalition here. For more information email linda@vlga.org.au.

Food for All – allocating responsibility in local government
As promised, here is the next in a series of mini movies produced by the VicHealth Food for All projects. This movie, like the others in the series, is short but rich in information. To get people talking within local government about how their work can impact the community’s access to healthy, safe and affordable food, it is best to have an officer who is allocated responsibility for the issue. This officer can help raise awareness of why food security is core business for council and how local government can act. The Food for All projects have clearly demonstrated that the best officer to integrate improving food security into their role will be relatively senior, have research and strategic skills, understand community development and can confidently form strong partnerships both within the community and other council departments. Support from other key managers in local government will ensure council can provide leadership and support when working to address local causes of food insecurity. For more information about the VLGA Food for All project, the resources kit and the forthcoming workshops for local government, email leah@vlga.org.au.

Heart Foundation Go Red for Women Leadership Award
Recognise a female leader working in local government who champions healthy heart initiatives by nominating her for the Heart Foundation Go Red for Women Leadership Award. Winners will be announced in November 2010 and will receive $1,000 and a plaque recognising their outstanding success. Entries close 15 October. For nomination forms and entry criteria go here.


Watch this space

Reviewing Community Satisfaction Surveys
As many would know, LGV coordinates the Community Satisfaction Survey for participating local governments each year. To ensure improvements and its continued relevance LGV has asked the survey provider to conduct a review of the survey. To allow local governments the opportunity to provide feedback on the survey as part of the review, four forums will be held – in Melbourne, Traralgon, Shepparton and Horsham. For further details of the forums go here. To register your local government’s attendance email bbishop@wallisgroup.com.au before 1 November.


VLGA events for your diary

October LEF – THIS THURSDAY!!!

Acting together for a sustainable future: local government and community environment action and programs

Thursday 7 October, 6-9pm
VLGA, 60 Leicester St, Carlton
Join the VLGA and Sustainability Victoria this Thursday for finger-food, refreshments and networking from 6pm, followed by interesting discussion about emerging actions and programs relevant to local government and community action. Topics include: Sustainable Precincts, including Zero Emission Neighbourhoods, Armstrong Creek, and Smart Energy Zones; helpful sustainability information and tools for local government, including the Utility Tracker, Best Practice Tracker, and Sustainability Resource Locator; Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria's programs recognising and celebrating community actions at a grassroots level; greenpower trends and challenges; and the new Victorian Government Climate Communities website and grants program supporting local actions tackling climate change. For more information and to RSVP go here.


Other events

ALGWA’s October Networking Lunch
This Thursday 7 October, 12.15 – 2pm
Room K, Parliament House, Spring St Melbourne
Join the Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA) members and friends for its October Networking Lunch where the 2010 ALGWA Study Award Winner will be announced. Guest speaker is Jaala Pulford MLC, Member for Western Victoria and Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Development, Industry and Trade. For more information and to register go here.

2010 Victorian Planning Week
Planning Institute Australia (PIA) will run the 2010 Victorian Planning week over two weeks from 11-15 October for Metropolitan Planning Week and 18-22 October for Regional Planning Week. Go here for more information about Metropolitan Planning Week and here for more information about Regional Planning Week.

Cr Heinz Kreutz
President
0438 006 656 or heinz@vlga.org.au

Monday 27 September, 2010

I would like to draw your particular attention to the first item in this week’s eNews, as it is important we receive member feedback about issues impacting on you. Sometimes the changes that make a difference to our local governments and communities receive little if any media coverage, so we are relying on you to let us know if the recent planning changes announced by the State Government are as ‘policy neutral’ as has been claimed.

Member feedback sought on new State Planning Policy Framework (Clauses 10-19)

A revised SPPF was introduced by Amendment VC71 to the Victoria Planning Provisions and all planning schemes on 20 September 2010. This was previously unfinished business from the Making Local Policy Stronger process which the VLGA actively participated in a few years ago. The SPPF has been modernised with new themes and structure to accommodate new emerging State policies, improve policy expression and help strengthen its links with the Local Planning Policy Framework (LPPF). Another key change made last week is clarification regarding when prescriptive provisions can be used. This has been a controversial and complex issue for local governments and communities – a new practice note that provides guidance about when mandatory provisions can be used in the planning scheme has been developed and can be found here. Of course, the introduction of any new planning provisions comes with some implementation costs and inconvenience, so we are interested to hear the views of planning departments, councillors and the community. Feel free to email us your concerns via our Director Policy & Public Affairs, Darren Ray at darren@vlga.org.au or (03) 9349 7999. For further questions and answers regarding VC71, go here, or to see the complete version of the rewritten SPPF provisions go here.

Volunteer marshals sought for mayors on bikes event
The VLGA’s Mayors on Bikes event is seeking volunteer marshals to help guide the bike ride on Wednesday 13 October 2010. The event aims to raise awareness in mayors and councillors of the benefits and challenges of cycling by leading them on a ride along the Gardiners Creek Trail, following the Monash Freeway. Marshals will assist the event by ensuring participants find key points of interest and can follow the route easily. If you are interested in assisting, please contact Gordon Young at gordon@vlga.org.au or on (03) 9349 7943.

Let’s talk about transport in your patch
The VLGA’s Local Government Transport Facilitator, Gordon Young, has visited a number of local governments over the last month to discuss transport initiatives and challenges faced by metropolitan, rural and interface local governments. The visits have also been designed to find out how the VLGA can provide more assistance. Common responses include advocacy to the State Government and help with strategic planning. Over the coming month Gordon will be visiting more local governments. If you wish to discuss the transport situation in your area and how we can help, email gordon@vlga.org.au or call (03) 9349 7943 to arrange a meeting.

VLGA constitution review
The outcomes of the recent consultation meeting and the VLGA Board’s subsequent decisions can be found on the VLGA website by clicking here. Your further comments are welcomed. The draft revised Constitution will be considered by the Board at its meeting on 7 October and then voted on by members at a Special General Meeting on the same night as the VLGA’s AGM on 4 November. Please contact Ron Exiner, Director Governance on 0417 392 078 or email ron@vlga.org.au if you have any queries.

Ferrier Hodgson's Pubs on Tap Newsletter
The second issue of Ferrier Hodgson’s Pubs on Tap newsletter is now available here. The newsletter provides an update on the latest developments and issues affecting the hospitality sector. The views contained in this issue are those of the authors and not the VLGA. This edition discusses issues of increased costs and decreased revenue for gaming pubs and clubs as a result of the pokies-regulation deal between Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Tasmanian Independent MP Andrew Wilkie.

2010 Heart Foundation Local Government Awards: Victorian Winners
At a recent VLGA forum the Victorian winners of the Heart Foundation’s 2010 Local Government Awards were announced. The City of Yarra was the state overall winner and national employee health and wellbeing category winner. The City of Melbourne was highly commended across the state. The City of Casey was the state and national winner for the facilities category, with Bass Coast Shire Council being highly commended across the state. The City of Greater Geelong was the state winner of the healthy weight category. The Cities of Greater Dandenong and Stonnington were both highly commended across the state for the category of priority groups. Well done to all local governments who participated and were recognised. For more information on the awards or to view the winning entries go here.


Watch this space

Local Government Women’s Charter Awards – it’s easy to apply
You can nominate your local government, a community group, a young woman or young women’s group for the Victorian Local Government Women’s Charter Awards until 4 October. For more information go here or contact the project team to help complete your application over the phone by calling Linda Bennett on 0417 139 796 or emailing linda@vlga.org.au.


VLGA events for your diary

October LEF – Acting together for a sustainable future: local government and community environment action and programs

Thursday 7 October, 6-9pm
VLGA, 60 Leicester St, Carlton
Join the VLGA and Sustainability Victoria at our next Leading Edge Forum for finger-food, refreshments and networking from 6pm, followed by interesting discussion about emerging actions and programs relevant to local government and community action. Topics will include: Sustainable Precincts, including Zero Emission Neighbourhoods, Armstrong Creek, and Smart Energy Zones; helpful sustainability information and tools for local government, including the Utility Tracker, Best Practice Tracker, and Sustainability Resource Locator; Keep Australia Beautiful Victoria's programs recognising and celebrating community actions at a grassroots level; greenpower trends and challenges; and the new Victorian Government Climate Communities website and grants program supporting local actions tackling climate change. For more information and to RSVP go here.


Other events

ALGWA’s October Networking Lunch
Thursday 7 October, 12.15 – 2pm
Room K, Parliament House, Spring St, Melbourne
Join the Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA) members and friends for its October Networking Lunch where the 2010 ALGWA Study Award Winner will be announced. Guest speaker is Jaala Pulford MLC, Member for Western Victoria and Parliamentary Secretary for Regional and Rural Development, Industry and Trade. For more information and to register go here.

The Royal Children’s Hospital Safety Centre’s Safety Outdoors workshop
Tuesday 9 November, 9am-12.30pm
Ella Latham Meeting Room, 1st floor, Royal Children’s Hospital
A workshop for health practitioners on keeping children and young people safe in inland waterways, around animals and on farms. For more information and to register go here.

Cr Heinz Kreutz
President
0438 006 656 or heinz@vlga.org.au