Community
members will have the chance to discuss the Council’s
Proposed 2022-23 Budget
with their local councillors over the next two weekends.
The first round
of councillor ‘Listening Post’ sessions for 2022 will take place on May 7 and
May 14 in the Bellarine, Kardinia, Windermere and Brownbill wards:
Bellarine
Ward:
Date: Saturday 7 May 2022
Location: High Street, Drysdale - outside Drysdale
Uniting Church
Time: 10.30-11.30am
Kardinia
Ward:
Date: Saturday 7 May 2022
Locations and times:
10.30-11.30am Belle Vue Avenue, Highton Village –
outside Bendigo Bank
Windermere
Ward:
Date: Saturday 14 May 2022
Locations and times:
10.30-11.30am Lara Centreway
12.00-1.00pm Corio Village Customer Service Centre
Brownbill
Ward:
Date: Saturday 14 May 2022
Locations and times:
10.30-11.30am Pakington Street – on grassed area
outside Town Hall12.00-1.00pm Newcomb Central Shopping Centre, front entranceCouncillors
will be able to chat informally about the funding proposed for ward-specific
projects, as well as other topics of interest.
Deputy Mayor
Trent Sullivan
Councillors
are looking forward to meeting community members in their wards and running
them through the millions in funding proposed for community facilities such as
parks, arts hubs and shared trails.
These
Listening Posts allow us to fully understand the issues that matter most to
residents and are part of our commitment
to make ourselves more accessible to the community.
Councillor
Anthony Aitken, Chair of the Citizenship and Community Engagement portfolio
Connecting to the community was vital to being an effective councillor.
It’s so
important for us to keep our ears to the ground and understand the specific
issues that affect each ward.
We encourage community members to join us and ask us
questions about the Draft Budget and proposed asset sales, and raise any ideas
or issues.
All community members are welcome to attend the sessions and
there is no requirement to pre-register.
Each session will be held in a COVID-safe manner
in line with government directions.