Tree Canopy

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...

Lighter footprints Submission Boroondara Budget 2022-23

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...

City of Boroondara proposed budget 2020-2021

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...

Local Government Electoral Systems.

Jul 17, 2020

We wish to express our concern over provisions in the Local Government Act 2020 relating to electoral systems in local government. This new legislation gives the Local Government Minister significantly expanded powers to alter the existing arrangements and to replace...

Victorian Local Government Bill 2019

Jul 3, 2019

An opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed Local Government Bill 2019 that the Victorian Government is planning to table in Parliament in the near future. This bill is the successor of the Local Government Bill 2018 which lapsed following the recent Victorian...