Local Council Shire of Yarra Ranges www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Victorian Parliament www.parliament.vic.gov.au
Federal Parliament www.aph.gov.au
Government Ministers
Go here for the list of ministers and their contact details available on the Australian Parliament House website.
Shadow ministers
Go here for the list of shadow ministers and their contact details available on the Australian Parliament House website.
Specific Ministers of particular relevance:
Minister for Climate Change and Water
Senator the Hon Penny Wong
Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts
The Hon Peter Garrett, AM, MP
Prime Minister
The Hon Kevin Rudd, MP
Minister for Education
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister for Social Inclusion
(Deputy Prime Minister)
The Hon Julia Gillard, MP
Treasurer
The Hon Wayne Swan, MP
Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government
(Leader of the House)
The Hon Anthony Albanese, MP
Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
The Hon Tony Burke, MP
Minister for Resources and Energy
Minister for Tourism
The Hon Martin Ferguson, MP
Federal Parliament www.aph.gov.au
The Hon Tony Smith MP
Member for Casey
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliament House Contact:
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6277 4284 Fax: (02) 6277 8439
Email: Tony.Smith.MP@aph.gov.au
Electorate Office Contact Croydon Office:
Location/Postal Address: Suite 1 16-18 Croydon Road Croydon Vic 3136
Tel: (03) 9724 9222 Fax: (03) 9724 9220
Jason Wood MP
Member for Latrobe
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliament House Contact
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6277 4177 Fax: (02) 6277 8474
Email: Jason.Wood.MP@aph.gov.au
Electorate Office Contact Boronia Office:
Location/Postal Address: 83 Boronia Road Boronia Vic 3155
Tel: (03) 9762 4066 Fax: (03) 9762 9847
The Hon Fran Bailey MP
Member for McEwen ?
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliament House Contact
PO Box 6022
House of Representatives
Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600
Tel: (02) 6277 4080 Fax: (02) 6277 8437
Email: Fran.Bailey.MP@aph.gov.au
Electorate Office Contact Healesville Office:
Location/Postal Address: 237 Maroondah Highway Healesville Vic 3777 Tel: (03) 5962 1255 Toll Free: 1300 131 186 Fax: (03) 5962 1364
Victorian Senators
Senator Lyn Allison
Leader of the Australian Democrats
Parliament Contact:
Phone: (02) 6277 3076 Fax: (02) 6277 3235
Email: senator.allison@aph.gov.au
Electorate Office: 1st Floor 62 Wellington Parade East Melbourne Vic 3002
Phone: (03) 9416 1880 Fax: (03) 9417 1690
Senator the Hon. Kim Carr
Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research
Australian Labor Party
Parliament Contact:
Phone: (02) 6277 7580 Fax: (02) 6273 4104
Email: senator.carr@aph.gov.au
Electorate Office: 62 Lygon Street Carlton South Vic 3053
Phone: (03) 9639 2798 Fax: (03) 9639 3109
Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate
Australian Labor Party
Parliament Contact:
Phone: (02) 6277 7480 Fax: (02) 6273 4154
Email: senator.conroy@aph.gov.au
Electorate Office: Suite 1B, 494 High Street Epping Vic 3076
PO Box 1067 Epping MDC Vic 3076
Phone: (03) 9408 0190 Fax: (03) 9408 0194
Toll Free : 1300 131 546 Toll free number is only available in Victoria
Senator Steve Fielding
Leader and Whip of the Family First Party
Family First Party
Parliament Contact: Phone: (02) 6277 3711 Fax: (02) 6277 5713
Email: senator.fielding@aph.gov.au
Electorate Office: 255 Blackburn Road Mount Waverley Vic 3149
Phone: (03) 9802 1922 Fax: (03) 9802 8236 Toll Free : 1300 736 017
Senator Mitch Fifield
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliament Contact: Phone: (02) 6277 3666 Fax: (02) 6277 5758 Electorate Office: 42 Florence Street Mentone Vic 3194
Phone: (03) 9584 2455 Fax: (03) 9584 8347 Toll Free : 1300 797 110
Senator the Hon. Rod Kemp
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliament Contact: Phone: (02) 6277 3573 Fax: (02) 6277 5917 Electorate Office: 12 Pascoe Vale Road Moonee Ponds Vic 3039
PO Box 556 Moonee Ponds Vic 3039
Phone: (03) 9326 1088 Fax: (03) 9370 9120 Toll Free : 1300 131 739
Senator Julian McGauran
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliament Contact: Phone: (02) 6277 3664 Fax: (02) 6277 3225 Electorate Office: Suite 17, Collins Place 45 Collins Street Melbourne Vic
Phone: (03) 9650 3622 Fax: (03) 9650 3565 Toll Free : 1300 131 746
Senator Gavin Marshall
Australian Labor Party
Parliament Contact: Phone: (02) 6277 3825 Fax: (02) 6277 3829
Email: senator.marshall@aph.gov.au
Electorate Office: 376 Victoria Street North Melbourne Vic 3051
Phone: (03) 9348 9699 Fax: (03) 9348 9837
Senator the Hon. Kay Patterson
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliament Contact: Phone: (02) 6277 3720 Fax: (02) 6277 5913 Electorate Office: Shop 3 10-40 Burwood Highway Burwood East Vic 3151
Phone: (03) 9888 0091 Fax: (03) 9888 0107 Toll Free : 1300 132 317
Senator Robert Ray
Australian Labor Party
Parliament Contact: Phone: (02) 6277 3775 Fax: (02) 6277 3086
Email: senator.ray@aph.gov.au
Electorate Office: Suite 3, Level 2, Illoura Plaza 424 St Kilda Road Melbourne Vic 3004
Phone: (03) 9804 5630 Fax: (03) 9804 5638
Senator the Hon. Michael Ronaldson
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliament Contact: Phone: (02) 6277 3582 Fax: (02) 6277 5761 Electorate Office: Level 10, 1 Spring Street Melbourne Vic 3000
Phone: (03) 9650 0255 Fax: (03) 9650 9031
Senator the Hon. Judith Troeth
Liberal Party of Australia
Parliament Contact: Phone: (02) 6277 3785 Fax: (02) 6277 5797 Electorate Office: Level 9 601 Bourke Street Melbourne Vic 3000
Phone: (03) 9614 4266 Fax: (03) 9614 0944 Toll Free : 1300 132 475
State Parliament www.parliament.vic.gov.au
Local Representatives
James Merlino
Member for Monbulk, MLA
Australain Labor Party
Minister for Sport Recreation and Youth Affairs,
Assisting the Premier on Multicultural Affairs
Ministerial Office- Level 7, 1 Spring Street, Melbourne 3000
Tel: 9208 3805 Fax: 9208 3806
Electorate office – Shop 3, 230 Dorset Rd, Boronia 3155
Tel: 9761 0983 Fax: 9761 0985
Email: james.merlino@parliament.vic.gov.au
Tammy Lobato
Member for Gembrook, MLA
Australain Labor Party
Unit 1, 5 Gloucester Ave, Berwick 3806
Tel: 9796 1987 Fax: 9796 1891
Email: tammy.lobato@parliament.vic.gov.au
Ben Hardman
Member for Seymour, MLA
Australain Labor Party
Telephone: 57992760 Fax: 57990488
Street Address: Shop 5, 30 Wallis Street, Seymour 3660
Email: benedict.hardman@parliament.vic.gov.au
http://www.benhardman.com/
David Hodgett, MLA
Member for Kilsyth
Liberal Party
60 Main St, Croydon 3136
Tel: 9725 3570 Fax: 9725 2907
Email: david.hodgett@parliament.vic.gov.au
Upper House Representatives
Go to the Victorian Parliamentary Handbook Online
MLC's Australian Green Victoria
Victoria's Green MPs have been allocated responsibility to cover areas that do not currently have elected Green representatives as follows:
Eastern Victoria Representative: Sue Pennicuik, South-Eastern, MLC
sue.pennicuik@parliament.vic.gov.au
North Victoria Representative: Greg Barber, Northern MLC www.electedgreensvictoria.org.au/contact.php?filter=GB
Australian Greens Victoria Portfolios http://www.parliament.vic.gov.au/greens_portfolios.html
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Councillor Profiles as well as descriptions and maps of ward boundaries can be found here.
Cr Monika Keane,
O'Shannassy Ward
5967-2983
m.keane@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Cr Noel Cliff,
Streeton Ward
5968 9853
n.cliff@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Cr Tim Heenan, Mayor
Billanook Ward,
9737-1264
t.heenan@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Cr Graham Warren, Deputy Mayor
Chandler Ward,
9735-3417
mailto:g.warren@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Cr Ken Smith,
Chirnside Ward
9722-1322
k.smith@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Cr Samantha Dunn,
Lyster Ward
9752 6869
s.dunn@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
http://crdunn.blogspot.com
Cr Terry Avery,
Melba Ward
9727 0347
t.avery@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Cr Jeanette McRae,
Ryrie Ward
5962 3847
j.mcrae@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
Cr Len Cox,
Walling Ward
9761-9356
l.cox@yarraranges.vic.gov.au
The Victorian Electorial Commission conducted a review that examined:
Reviews are conducted prior to every second council election.
The final report issued by the VEC concluded that the current representational model is adequate.
Submissions and VEC reports can be found here
UYDEC made a Preliminary submission and a response submission.
A section of the site that allows us to keep a watching brief on the good, the bad and the ugly in relation to the Yarra Ranges Shire.
The agendas and minutes of Council Meetings can be found at http://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Page/page.asp?Page_Id=3152&h=0
What follows below are clippings from Council agenda and minutes in relation to the Councillors actions either individually or as a group as well as some interesting bits and pieces that are discovered in those documents about the goings on in the Shire.
YARRA RANGES SHIRE COUNCIL MINUTES- 22/01/08
6. REPORTS FROM DELEGATES
The Chief Executive Officer, Rob Hauser, highlighted a project being undertaken by Interface Councils on the social and environmental benefits of people working within their municipality. He spoke on the potential annual savings from factors such as reduced travel times, vehicle operating costs, and air and noise pollution as well as the social impact. Part of the project is to address the creation of more jobs for community members within municipalities.
YARRA RANGES SHIRE COUNCIL MINUTES - 12/02/08
8.11 Container Deposit Legislation
SUMMARY
There are clear benefits from a Container Deposit Legislation (CDL) based system in improving recycling rates, particularly as they relate to away from home consumption that does not get picked up by the kerbside recycling system and possibly reducing part of the litter stream. However, the costs involved need to be fully understood, as the community will be required to pay the price for improved environmental performance. In addition, any system introduced should be National and fully integrated with the National Packaging Covenant and kerbside recycling services.
Resolved on the motion of Crs Cox and Dunn
That:
1. Council write to both the State and Federal Governments advocating for the introduction of a broad based packaging/container recovery scheme supported by legislation; integrating initiatives such as Container Deposit Legislation, the National Packaging Covenant and kerbside recycling.
2. The above letter propose that in the event that the forthcoming review of the National Packaging Covenant does not recommend a national approach, the State Government introduce Container Deposit Legislation in Victoria and that they continue to advocate to the Federal Government for a national approach.
3. P & M Cook be advised of Council’s position accordingly.
GMO
YARRA RANGES SHIRE COUNCIL MINUTES – 26/02/08
Resolved on the motion of Crs Dunn and Keane
That Council write to:
1. The Premier to ask the State Government to:
(a) Extend the ban on commercial GM canola for at least another five years.
(b) Use its powers to create GM and GM-free areas and to declare our municipality a GM-free Zone (a policy principle made under Section 21 of the Commonwealth Gene Technology Act 2000 gives all states these powers).
(c) Establish a public on-line register (including maps) showing all GM release sites – both experimental and commercial – so those who want to stay GM-free can avoid those sites.
2. The Commonwealth and State Health and Agriculture Ministers, advocating that:
(a) No government allow its GM crop ban to expire without all states agreeing.
(b) All foods made using GM technology and processes are to become fully labelled.
(c) Strict liability laws are enacted to hold GM companies fully responsible for GM contamination.
(d) All animal feed be fully labelled as to its GM or GM-free status so that farmers can exercise their choice to remain GM free.
Items of interest from the Nov/Dec 2007 Report to the Community
Logging in Water Catchments – Motion to MAV State Council
Moved: Cr Dunn Seconded: Cr McRae
That the following statement, adopted at the Council meeting held on 27 November, 2007,namely:
“The Shire of Yarra Ranges does not support logging in water catchments.
Council recognizes that:
1. Logging has a dramatic and detrimental effect on water yield in catchments.
2. Young re-growth trees need more water to grow thus releasing less water into catchments.
3. Logging reduces stream flow and yields to water catchments.
4. It takes 150 years for water yields to return to their pre-logged status.
5. It is poor water policy to continue to log our catchments.
6. Logging of water catchments adversely affects water quality through increasing sediment as does road construction through logging coupes.
We urge the government to consider a policy of no logging in water catchments."
be presented to the next meeting of the MAV State Council requesting its support in making representations to the State Government in opposition to logging in melbourne’s water catchments.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Logging in Water Catchments – Letter to Victorian Association of Forest Industries
Moved: Cr Dunn Seconded: Cr Cliff
That Council write to Phillip Dalidakis, Executive Director, Victorian Association of Forest Industries outlining Council’s stance opposing logging in Melbourne’s Water Catchments.
The motion was carried unanimously.
11. ITEMS RAISED THROUGH THE CHAIR
Sugarloaf Interconnector Pipeline
YARRA RANGES SHIRE COUNCIL MINUTES - 12/02/08
Resolved on the motion of Crs McRae and Dunn
That:
1. The State Government and Federal Government be advised that we oppose the construction of the Sugarloaf Pipeline Interconnector project until claimed water savings can be demonstrated.
2. A report providing a synopsis of the environmental, social and economic impacts for the Shire be prepared by officers and presented to the next Council Meeting.
A division was called.
For: Crs Dunn, Avery, Keane, Cliff and McRae
Against: Crs Smith, Warren, Cox and Heenan