Meeting Date: 26 September 2023
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
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During the meeting, Mayor Cr Diamante read out a statement attributed to the Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation. The Statement was taken from a social media page administered by the Corporation.
After the Council meeting, we were advised that the Woi-wurrung Cultural Heritage Aboriginal Corporation may update this statement. The Statement is therefore not included on Council’s website as stated by the Mayor.
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5. PRESENTATIONS | |
05:26 | 5.1 Acknowledgement of Ryan Smith |
14:51 | 5.2 Staff Service Awards |
17:54 | PUBLIC QUESTION TIME |
11. CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | |
30:40 | 11.1 Advisory Committees Membership Recruitment for 2024 |
35:28 | 11.2 Manningham Economic Development Strategy for 2023-2028 (Final) |
13. EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY | |
43:20 | 13.1 Manningham Quarterly Report, Quarter 4 (April - June), 2022/23 |
14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
52:19 | 14.1 Audit and Risk Committee Chair's Biannual Report |
57:00 | 14.2 Informal Meetings of Councillors |
58:00 | 14.3 Documents for Sealing |
58:52 | 16. COUNCILLORS REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME |
01:15:53 | 17. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS |
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Manningham Council has been awarded gold in the 2018 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) for its Annual Report 2016/17.
Council’s seventh ARA gold award, the 2018 award recognises overall excellence in annual reporting and endorses Manningham’s Annual Report as a model for similar organisations to follow.
The Annual Report is a key document that allows residents, businesses, community groups and organisations as well as state and federal government to stay informed on Council’s performance and future direction each year.
The 2016/17 report provides a comprehensive overview of Council’s achievements, challenges, aspirations for the future and commitments to the community throughout the year.
Manningham CEO, Warwick Winn, said the award is a great achievement and showcases Council’s commitment to reporting on its performance each year.
“Our Annual Report shows how we are tracking to deliver on our goals while providing an overview of Council’s activities throughout the year.
“We are committed to open and transparent reporting and with this, our seventh ARA gold award, we look forward to continuing to lead the way in annual reporting,” Mr Winn said.
Meeting Date: 22 August 2023
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
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04:43 | PUBLIC QUESTION TIME |
10:30 | 10 CITY PLANNING |
11. CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | |
10:37 | 11.1 Draft Community Infrastructure Plan Consultation Outcomes (Page 3) |
24:10 | 11.2 Aquarena Outdoor Master Plan (Page 56) |
43:03 | 11.3 Healthy Ageing in Manningham (Page 149) |
11.4 Advisory Committees Annual Report (Page 204) | |
12. CITY SERVICES | |
01:03:07 | 12.1 Nature Strip Guide (Page 214) |
01:20:30 | 12.2 End of 2022/23 Financial Year Capital Works Report (Page 232) |
01:26:07 | 13. EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY |
14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
01:26:18 | 14.1 Audit and Risk Committee Charter draft 2023 and Independent Member Remuneration Review (Page 249) |
01:28:32 | 14.2 Informal Meetings of Councillors (Page 267) |
01:29:07 | 14.3 Documents for Sealing (Page 277) |
15. URGENT BUSINESS | |
01:29:28 | 15.1 Appointment of Authorised Officers - Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Page 279) |
01:29:57 | 16. COUNCILLORS REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME (Page 279) |
01:43:13 | 17. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS |
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Manningham Council has been awarded gold in the 2019 Australasian Reporting Awards (ARA) for its Annual Report 2017/18.
The award recognises overall excellence in annual reporting and endorses Manningham’s Annual Report as a model for similar organisations to follow. This is Manningham Council’s eighth ARA gold award.
The Annual Report is a key document that allows residents, businesses, community groups and organisations as well as state and federal government to stay informed on Council’s performance and future direction each year.
The 2018/19 report provides a comprehensive overview of our achievements and challenges throughout the year as well as our aspirations for the future.
To view Manningham Council’s Annual Report 2017/18, visit manningham.vic.gov.au/annual-report
Our Annual Report provides an overview of how we are tracking against key performance measures and provides transparency across key areas of Council business
Quarterly Report
The Manningham Quarterly Report provides a progress update towards achievement of our Council Plan 2021-2025 as well as financial, capital works, Councillor and CEO expenses and CEO Performance Indicators. In 2024 new sections have been added on customer service and the environment.
2023/24
2020/21
2019/20
2018/19
Annual Report
Our Annual Report provides a detailed account of Council’s service performance across the year.
Local Government Performance Reporting Framework (LGPRF)
LGPRF was introduced by the Victorian Government to assist the community to see and compare Council’s performance in areas of interest such as public safety (animals, foods and pools), services (statutory planning, maternal child health, libraries, roads and rubbish), council business (governance, community engagement and financial efficiency).
All results are reported annually to the Minister for Local Government and published on the Local Government Victoria website.
Manningham Council has welcomed the long awaited release of the Doncaster Rail Study Phase One Final Recommendations Report but has expressed reservations regarding some of the report’s findings.
Manningham Council’s Acting Chief Executive, Leigh Harrison said it is unfortunate that it has taken more than 12 months to release this final report and that most of Council’s comments contained in our submission were not considered in the final findings.
“We agree that the rapid transit option is the most viable solution, and look forward to Doncaster rail being delivered within 15 years (by 2029), in accordance with PTV’s statement but Council is most disappointed with the recommendation to terminate the line at Doncaster Park and Ride, and not Doncaster Hill.”
“By 2030, we expect that Doncaster Hill will accommodate more than 10,000 residents and 5,400 apartments, along with several commercial offices in the area, and a possible expansion of Westfield Doncaster – all of which will generate significant traffic congestion without mode shift to public transport, which a rail station on the Hill would accommodate,” he said.
Mr Harrison said Council welcomes the announcement to commence works on Stage 1 of the Victoria Parade and Hoddle Street Bus Upgrade Project and is hopeful that there is bipartisan support for this project. We also look forward to further improvements and more capacity for buses to Manningham.
“We also welcome PTV’s announcement to undertake further investigations in 2015/16 into likely patronage figures and further engineering work on alignment and station footprints, which we assume will form Phase Two of the study as first promised by the Premier in 2010.”
“Council acknowledges the report’s findings that the East West Link (EWL) will not preclude a future Doncaster Rail line, however, irrespective of this, it appears that the proposed rail alignment is being altered to accommodate the EWL, potentially adding additional cost to build rail.”
Mr Harrison said Council will be keen to see how the two stated, precedent projects – the Melbourne Rail Link and the South Morang decoupling – will be programmed in conjunction with Doncaster Rail, in order to ensure the delivery of Doncaster Rail within 15 years.
“If the Melbourne Rail Link proposed completion year is 2026, then there will need to be overlap between these three projects to deliver Doncaster Rail by 2029,” he said.
Meeting Date: 28 September 2021
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Virtual meeting. You can watch the livestream on this page or on our Facebook page.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Council Meetings
As part of our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 we have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community. Pursuant to the Local Government Act 2020, Council meetings will be held virtually until further notice. Physical attendance by members of the public at Council meetings is currently not permitted. Council meetings will continue to be live streamed and we encourage you to follow the meeting on our Facebook page (you can view the livestream on our Facebook page even if you don’t have a Facebook account) or website. The live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.
Other temporary changes to our Council meetings:
Public Question Time – At this time, anyone wanting to ask a question of Council should submit their question via email by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. As you cannot be present in the chamber, your question will be read out at the meeting by the CEO. For more information visit the Council Meeting Procedures page.
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Meeting Date: 24 November 2015
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
View and download the full Council Agenda below. A clearer version of the Attachments can be viewed separately by clicking on the item below.
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Manningham Council’s Annual Report is a key tool to keep residents, businesses, community groups and organisations, employees, state and federal governments and peak bodies informed about its performance and future direction.
The 2013/2014 Annual Report provides a comprehensive account of our achievements, our challenges, our aspirations for the future and our commitments to the community.
It details our performance against our strategic objectives outlined in the Council Plan 2013-2017 and provides an analysis of our financial performance.
Most importantly, this report demonstrates the breadth of our operations and the diversity of services delivered on a daily basis to the Manningham community.
Some of the highlights of the 2013-14 Annual Report are:
General
- Endorsement of a new Open Space Strategy to set a vision for an accessible and well connected open space network
- Completion of a review of the Manningham Planning Scheme which sets out policies and provisions for the use, development and protection of land in our municipality
- The launch of a new corporate website with a range of new features, to make finding information about Council services and activities easier
- The continued support of the health and wellbeing of the community with Council endorsing its Healthy City Plan 2013-2017
- Adoption of the Manningham Bicycle Strategy 2013 to guide the future development of Manningham’s bicycle network
Mullum Mullum Ward
- Opening of the new Warrandyte Community Centre. The new building incorporates a new library branch, along with new facilities for a number of community groups
- Development of a draft management plan for the Mullum Mullum Reserve and concept plans for a multi-use highball stadium to address the shortage of sports courts in the City
- Completed a redevelopment at Warrandyte Reserve including an upgrade of the pavilion, new change rooms, the first team and umpire rooms, and club storage on the ground floor, and a multipurpose space, kitchen/canteen, netball locker room and netball club storage on the first level
- The Donvale Reserve Management Plan was also endorsed
Heide Ward
- Finished Stage 3 of the Aquarena Aquatic and Leisure Centre Master Plan, which included the refurbishment and upgrade of the existing wet change rooms, water slide replacement, and upgrade of the plant room
- Exhibited a draft management plan for Green Gully Linear Park for public comment
- Completed works on the bus stop in Tuckers Road as part of Council’s Principal Pedestrian Network program to improve pedestrian access to public transport
- Undertook an upgrade of the Koonung Park Pavilion. Works included the construction of a new deck and veranda, as well as refurbishing the existing canteen, social room and change rooms.
Koonung Ward
- Council appointed COFELY Australia as the preferred provider for District Energy Services for the Doncaster Hill Activity Area
- Completed the refurbishment of the Tunstall Square Children’s Services Centre
- Doncaster Reserve received an upgrade of its sports pavilion, including an extension of the multipurpose room and kitchen, new accessible toilet, upgraded change and toilet facilities, and new veranda and terrace spectator areas, along with an extension of the oval
- Completed stage one of the Jackson Court Shopping Centre upgrade, which included new landscaping, lighting, paving along the Doncaster Road frontage, and wayfinding (directional) signage.
Manningham City Council will discuss its 2013/2014 Annual Report at the Council Meeting to be held on Tuesday 28 October 2014, commencing at 7.00 pm in the Council Chamber, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
The Annual Report will be discussed in accordance with the requirements of Section 134 of the Local Government Act 1989.
Manningham City Council has received a copy of the Auditor’s Report under Section 9 of the Audit Act 1994. A copy of the Auditor’s report is included in the 2013/2014 Annual Report.
Copies of the 2013/2014 Annual Report will be available for inspection at:
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Civic Centre (Customer Service Desk) at 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster, between 8.00 am and 5.00 pm, Monday to Friday
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Public libraries within the boundaries of the City of Manningham, during library opening hours
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On Council's website.
Meeting Date: 25 February 2020
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
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Getting There
By car
Parking available at Manningham Civic Centre
By bus
Manningham Civic Centre bus stop:
Bus route 907 City to Mitcham via Doncaster Rd
Bus route 902 Chelsea to Airport West
Bus route 295 Doncaster SC to The Pines SC via Templestowe
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Meeting Date: 26 April 2016
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
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Planning Scheme Amendment GC42- Environmentally Sustainable Development Policy - PE257.21 KB
Meeting Date: 13 December 2022
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
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6. PETITIONS | |
04:15 | 6.1 Petition - Enforce Parking Restrictions in Anderson Street, Warrandyte during Public Events Days |
05:12 | 7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME |
17:23 | 8. ADMISSION OF URGENT BUSINESS |
18:10 | 9. PLANNING PERMIT APPLICATIONS |
10. CITY PLANNING | |
18:20 | 10.1 Manningham Planning Scheme Review 2022 - Endorsement of Final Report (page 3) |
11. CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | |
23:45 | 11.1 Review of Community Grant Program Policy (Page 166) |
36:55 | 11.2 Recreation and Sport Advisory Committee Endorsement (Page 187) |
12. CITY SERVICES | |
46.10 | 12.1 Climate Emergency Action Plan and Environment Programs (Page 195) |
54:40 | 13. EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY |
14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
54:55 | 41.1 Strategic Risk Register six monthly report November 2022 |
57:10 | 14.2 Fraud and Corruption Policy Review 2022 |
01:00:20 | 14.3 Councillor Committees and Chairperson Appointments for 2023 |
01:09:00 | 14.4 Appointment of Authorised Officer - Planning and Environment Act 1987 |
01:09:30 | 14.5 Informal Meetings of Councillors |
01:10:08 | 14.6 Documents for Sealing |
15 NOTICES OF MOTION | |
01:10:40 | 15.1 Notice of Motion by Cr Stephen Mayne (NOM No. 6/2022) |
01:14:50 | 16. URGENT BUSINESS |
01:15:09 | 17. COUNCILLORS REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME |
01:30:38 | 18. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS |
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Meeting Date: 25 August 2015
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster
View and download the full Council Agenda below. A clearer version of the Attachments can be viewed separately by clicking on the item below.
Manningham City Council covers a large area on the outskirts of Metropolitan Melbourne with large open public spaces that are heavily vegetated (e.g., public walking trails such as Ruffey Creek Trail). In addition, Council is responsible for maintaining the approximately 80,000 urban street trees within the municipality (e.g., trees in residential and other occupied areas).
On 3 April 2020, Mrs Elaine Betty Sime passed away after being admitted to hospital the day earlier with injuries sustained from part of a tree falling in her while walking at the Ruffey Lake Park Trail in Templestowe. Mrs Sime also suffered a significant number of bee stings.
Prior to the Incident, Council had an inspection program and applied a reactive approach to vegetation in open spaces such as the Ruffey Creek Trail and such areas were not expressly included in Council’s preventative tree management plan that focused on street trees.
Since the Incident, Council has undertaken a comprehensive review of its entire tree management program. The review has resulted in a consistent and proactive approach to the management and maintenance of all vegetation in the municipality. This was acknowledged by the coroner’s findings.
The Manningham City Council Tree Management Plan has now been endorsed and implemented. The Tree Management Plan is an operational document with industry leading process and best practices for the assessment, management, and documentation of trees within Manningham.
Council regrets that the Incident occurred and would like to take this opportunity to extend its sincere condolences to Mrs Sime’s family and loved ones.
Meeting Date: 23 November 2021
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Virtual meeting. You can watch the livestream on this page or on our Facebook page.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Council Meetings
As part of our efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 we have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community. Physical attendance by members of the public at Council meetings is currently not permitted. Council meetings will continue to be live streamed and we encourage you to follow the meeting on our Facebook page (you can view the livestream on our Facebook page even if you don’t have a Facebook account) or website. The live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.
Other temporary changes to our Council meetings:
Public Question Time – At this time, anyone wanting to ask a question of Council should submit their question via email by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. As you cannot be present in the chamber, your question will be read out at the meeting by the CEO. For more information visit the Council Meeting Procedures page.
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Meeting Date: 26 April 2023
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
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4:33 | 5. PRESENTATIONS |
6. PETITIONS | |
5:02 | 6.1 Installations of Rubber Guards or Bollards at Tunstall Square |
6:20 | 6.2 Request to Continue Meals on Wheels Delivery Service |
7:40 | 6.3 Support for the In-Home and Aged Care Program Funded by the Commonwealth Government |
8:50 | 7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME |
16:40 | 8. ADMISSION OF URGENT BUSINESS |
17:24 | 9. PLANNING PERMIT APPLICATIONS |
CITY PLANNING | |
17:33 | 10.1 Macedon Square Project Update |
11. CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | |
31:57 | 11.1 Community Infrastructure Plan for Public Exhibition |
42:00 | 11.2 Manningham Disability Advisory Committee Membership |
12. CITY SERVICES | |
45:00 | 12.1 Street Tree Planting Guide |
58:37 | 13. EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY |
14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
58:44 | 14.1 Audit and Risk Committee Chair's Biannual Report |
1:02:20 | 14.2 Informal Meetings of Councillors |
15. URGENT BUSINESS | |
1:02:59 | 15.1 Public Transport in Manningham |
1:12:58 | 16. COUNCILLOR REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME |
1:22:00 | 17. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS |
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Meeting Date: 13 September 2022
Meeting Time: 6.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Members of the public can attend Council meetings in person. We have reviewed our Council meeting practices to ensure we provide a safe environment for Councillors, staff and the community at meetings. Council meetings will continue to be live streamed and we encourage you to follow the meeting on our Facebook page (even if you don’t have a Facebook account) or website. The live stream is not interactive. Any comments or private messages directed to us while the stream is live will not be presented to Council or have a bearing on the conduct of the meeting.
Other temporary changes to our Council meetings:
Public Question Time – At this time, anyone wanting to ask a question of Council should submit their question via email by 5.00pm on the Monday before the meeting. As you cannot be present in the chamber, your question will be read out at the meeting by the CEO. For more information visit the Council Meeting Procedures page.
Notice is given that a Council Meeting of the Manningham City Council will be held in the Council Chambers at 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster at 6:00pm on Tuesday, 13 September 2022. This meeting is called pursuant to Rule 12.1 of the Governance Rules. The business to be transacted at this Council meeting is:
- Audit & Risk Committee Chair’s six-monthly report to Council
- 2021/22 Financial Report and Performance Statement: Approval in Principle
- Administrative Amendment to Governance Rules
All residents and interested people are welcome to attend. This meeting will be livestreamed on Manningham’s Facebook page and on this page.
ANDREW DAY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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Agenda item timestamps
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5. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |
07:00 | 5.1 Audit and Risk Committee Chair's Biannual Report |
09:00 | 5.2 2021/22 Financial Report and Performance Statement: Approval in Principle |
10:00 | 5.3 Administrative Amendment to Governance Rules (Page 92) |
Meeting Date: 27 February 2024
Meeting Time: 7.00pm
Location: Council Chamber, Civic Centre 699 Doncaster Road, Doncaster.Limited seating is available in the chamber and a limited number of seating will be available in the foyer.
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Timestamps
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5:15 | 4. CONFIRMATION OF MINUTES |
5. PRESENTATIONS | |
6:00 | 5.1 Passing of Mr Ivan Edgar Peter-Budge |
8:44 | 5.2. Australia Day Honours 2024 |
6. PETITIONS | |
09:54 | 6.1 Petition - Requesting Council to develop an LGBTQIA+ Action Plan |
10:45 | 6.2 Petition - Calling for Solidarity with Palestine |
11:30 | 6.3 Online Petition - Calling for Solidarity with Palestine |
12:30 | 7. PUBLIC QUESTION TIME |
15. NOTICES OF MOTION | |
39:00 | 15.1 Notice of Motion by Cr Tomas Lightbody (NOM No. 1/2024 (Page 154) |
11. CONNECTED COMMUNITIES | |
01:15:10 | 11.1 Health and Wellbeing Action Plan 2024 - 2025 (Page 3) |
01:20:00 | 11.2 Manningham Draft Gambling Policy & Action Plan 2024 (Page 25) |
12. CITY SERVICES | |
01:29:30 | 12.1 Quarterly Capital Works Status Report - Quarter 1 (Page 51) |
01:39:00 | 12.2 Cyclic Block Pruning and Tree Maintenance Contract Award (Page 95) |
13 EXPERIENCE AND CAPABILITY | |
01:41:15 | 13.1 2024/25 Deliberative Panel (Page 99) |
01:47:20 | 13.2 Manningham Quarterly Report, Quarter 2 (Oct-Dec), 2023/24 (Page 106) |
14. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (Page 134) | |
01:53:00 | 14.1 Appointment of Authorised Officers - Planning and Environment Act 1987 (Page 134) |
01:54:00 | 14.2 Informal Meetings of Councillors (Page 140) |
01:54:30 | 14.3 Documents for Sealing (Page 152) |
01:55:00 | 17. COUNCILLOR REPORTS AND QUESTION TIME (Page 156) |
02:02:00 | 18. CONFIDENTIAL REPORTS |
18.1 Future Directions Regional Assessment Service (Page 156) |
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We acknowledge that racism continues to be a reality for many people in Victoria. This event provides an opportunity to hear from people who have explored this topic extensively with local communities, and those with lived experience.
Tackling Racism is an event to mark United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. Manningham Council has partnered with Victoria University on a project mapping racism where it occurs, understanding the reporting barriers and supporting the needs of people who experience it.
Come along to hear Dr Mario Peucker, Associate Professor and Principal Research Fellow, share his findings from the report. Lingzhi Ruan, from Womens Health East, will talk about their anti-racism project Taking Action to Combat Racism with Mandarin speaking women. The event will also feature a panel consisting of local community members and the Eastern Community Legal Centre sharing their insights and experiences on tackling racism and promoting equality.