Municipal Association of Victoria
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Bill to silence objectors, speed up planning
Victorians could be stripped of third-party planning appeal rights as the state government prepares for what it has called the “biggest planning shake-up in decades”. Minister for Planning Sonya Kilkenny introduced the Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025 into the Victorian Parliament on October 28 in a bid to speed up planning processes.…
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Elections will go ahead
Local government elections will proceed on Saturday October 24, despite some concern they have been compromised by COVID-19. Last week, Municipal Association of Victoria president Coral Ross said it was “incredibly frustrating” that the State Government had not listened to the sector and taken the common-sense decision to delay elections. “We have been calling for…