Thursday, June 27, 2013

Planning reform to cut community red tape

Sausage sizzles, fun-runs and community events will be able to be held without red tape,
thanks to a sensible planning reform by the Victorian Coalition Government, Minister for
Planning Matthew Guy said today.

Common sense!

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Local government procurement breaking the last shackles of paper - WhaTech

Local government procurement breaking the last shackles of paper - WhaTech: "Yarra Ranges turned to digital signature service provider Secured Signing to deliver secure online signing of electronic documents to achieve a completely paperless procurement process."

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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Columnists Fire services levy win for farmers - Weekly Times Now

Columnists Fire services levy win for farmers - Weekly Times Now:

"When the State Government first announced changes last year, estimated rates showed farmers would pay around $200, plus 52c/$1000 of capital improved value of farms. That hefty rate meant that as a sector, farms were carrying much of the FSPL burden.

VFF president Peter Tuohey said his group "did a lot of work behind the scenes".

He got an audience with Premier Denis Napthine on the issue earlier this month and whatever happened at that meeting, the rate announced last week was 40 per cent lower - 31c/$1000 of CIV on farms - than what they first estimated."

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Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Coalition Government commits $61 million to rural fire stations



"The Victorian Coalition Government will continue its commitment to boost the state’s emergency services infrastructure by rebuilding rural fire stations, Minister for Police and Emergency Services Kim Wells announced today.

“The Coalition Government is delivering on it’s commitment to upgrade 250 CFA stations over our first term in government. 

“We are providing further funding of $61 million in the 2013-14 Victorian Budget to replace dilapidated and ageing rural fire stations ignored by the previous Labor Government for more than a decade,” Mr Wells said. "

Comment:  our FSL at work.. I think Coldstream CFA will be updated.