Jul 7, 2025
Jun 29, 2024
Lighter Footprints’ Submission on Draft Tree Canopy Strategy and Action Plan- June 24 Almost half the actions in the strategy are to ‘develop’, ‘investigate’ or ‘explore’ plans, programs etc. In view of the declining canopy and the CAP commitments made in 2021...
Jun 15, 2024
A submission by Lighter Footprints to Boroondara Council on their draft budget made 5 June 2024
Jul 5, 2022
This lighter Footprints submission on the Boroondara Budget for 2022-23 raises a number of concerns. -Lack of meaningful community engagement with the process of budget consultations. Lack of detail on the initiatives funded. -Overall low funding for the Climate...
Oct 8, 2021
Tips sheet for Boroondara’s Climate Action Plan and Climate Emergency Declaration funding increase
Jul 26, 2021
Lighter Footprints Submission on the City of Boroondara Draft Climate Action Plan
May 22, 2021
Lighter Footprints welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposed Budget for 2021-22 and expresses concerns on some aspects as described in this submission. We request that a representative of Lighter Footprints be given the opportunity to make a verbal...
Jul 17, 2020
Letter to Cr Cynthia Watson Mayor of the City of Boroondara on 17th July 2020. Lighter Footprints welcomes the opportunity to comment on the City of Boroondara’s Proposed Budget for 2020-2021. While these consultations are a requirement under the legislation, we ask...
Jul 1, 2019
This booklet contains submissions that Lighter Footprints has made to reviews and inquiries by Governments at the Federal, State and local levels from July 2018 to July 2019.
May 2, 2019
Lighter Footprints welcomes the release on 10 April 2019 by The Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) of its Preliminary Report as part of its regular electoral representation review of the City of Boroondara; and appreciates the further opportunity to comment on this...
May 1, 2019
Lighter Footprints welcomes the opportunity to comment on the City of Boroondara’s Proposed Budget for 2019-20 which gives insights into the priorities and operations of our Council. We see the invitation as a significant contribution to democracy in local...
Feb 1, 2019
An opportunity to make a submission to the regular electoral representation review of the City of Boroondara that the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) is required to conduct under the Victorian Local Government Act 1989.
May 3, 2018
Lighter Footprints welcomes the opportunity to comment on the City of Boroondara’s draft revised Council Plan for 2017-21 and proposed Budget for 2018-19. These two documents together with other strategic, planning and action documents give important insights into the...
Mar 1, 2018
An opportunity to contribute to the 12-month review of the Tree Protection Local Law which has been in place since 26 November 2016, replacing an earlier Local Law that commenced in 2006. This review derives from a resolution taken by the Council when the local law...
Nov 1, 2017
Submission by Lighter Footprints Inc to the Council’s request for comment on its draft Community Plan.
