WEBVTT 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:02.375 Good evening and welcome to the City of 00:00:02.399 --> 00:00:04.856 Stonnington council meeting of Monday the 00:00:04.880 --> 00:00:07.880 15th of December 2025. 00:00:08.320 --> 00:00:10.136 I'm councelor Melina Sehr the Mayor of 00:00:10.160 --> 00:00:12.056 the City of Stonnington. 00:00:12.080 --> 00:00:14.535 Before we commence this evening's 00:00:14.559 --> 00:00:17.559 meeting on behalf of all councilors I 00:00:18.240 --> 00:00:21.240 would like to state our hearts are with 00:00:22.000 --> 00:00:24.216 all of those affected by the tragic 00:00:24.240 --> 00:00:26.536 events at the Hanukkah by the sea 00:00:26.560 --> 00:00:29.560 celebration in Bondi yesterday. 00:00:30.560 --> 00:00:33.336 We will be discussing this further as an 00:00:33.360 --> 00:00:35.576 urgent item this evening. But at the 00:00:35.600 --> 00:00:38.215 outset of this meeting, in solidarity 00:00:38.239 --> 00:00:41.239 with the victims, their families, and 00:00:41.440 --> 00:00:44.215 the broader Jewish community, I ask that 00:00:44.239 --> 00:00:46.535 we all now, including those at home 00:00:46.559 --> 00:00:49.559 online, please stand and join us 00:00:50.160 --> 00:00:53.160 together in a minute of silence, please. 00:01:55.280 --> 00:01:58.280 Thank Thank you. 00:02:01.840 --> 00:02:04.216 We'll now move to the reading of the 00:02:04.240 --> 00:02:06.695 statement of reconciliation. 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:08.536 We acknowledge we are meeting on the 00:02:08.560 --> 00:02:10.776 traditional lands of the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:12.696 and Bunurong peoples of the East Kulin 00:02:12.720 --> 00:02:15.176 Nations and pay our respects to their 00:02:15.200 --> 00:02:17.976 Elders past and present. We extend our 00:02:18.000 --> 00:02:20.456 respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait 00:02:20.480 --> 00:02:23.016 Islander peoples. We acknowledge their 00:02:23.040 --> 00:02:24.935 living connection to country, 00:02:24.959 --> 00:02:26.696 relationship to the land, and all living 00:02:26.720 --> 00:02:28.855 things extending back tens of thousands 00:02:28.879 --> 00:02:31.176 of years. 00:02:31.200 --> 00:02:33.256 We'll now move to the reading of the 00:02:33.280 --> 00:02:35.495 statement of commitment. We're reminded 00:02:35.519 --> 00:02:37.416 that as councilors, we're bound by our 00:02:37.440 --> 00:02:39.736 oath of office to undertake the duties 00:02:39.760 --> 00:02:41.256 of council in the best interest of the 00:02:41.280 --> 00:02:43.416 people of the City of Stonnington and to 00:02:43.440 --> 00:02:45.256 faithfully and impartially carry out the 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:47.736 functions, powers, authorities, and 00:02:47.760 --> 00:02:49.896 discretions vested in us under the local 00:02:49.920 --> 00:02:51.896 government act and any other relevant 00:02:51.920 --> 00:02:54.855 act. Before we introduce officers and 00:02:54.879 --> 00:02:56.136 councils, I'd like to take this 00:02:56.160 --> 00:02:58.056 opportunity to remind our attendees of 00:02:58.080 --> 00:02:59.976 the behavioral expectations at council 00:03:00.000 --> 00:03:02.056 meetings. Members of the public are not 00:03:02.080 --> 00:03:04.295 permitted to address the council and may 00:03:04.319 --> 00:03:06.616 only do so with consent by the chair or 00:03:06.640 --> 00:03:09.575 prior by prior arrangement. Council 00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:11.816 provides an opportunity for public 00:03:11.840 --> 00:03:13.816 engagement through questions from the 00:03:13.840 --> 00:03:15.575 community section of the meeting which 00:03:15.599 --> 00:03:17.256 requires pre-registration with our 00:03:17.280 --> 00:03:20.056 governance team. Any member of the 00:03:20.080 --> 00:03:21.575 public addressing the council must 00:03:21.599 --> 00:03:24.056 extend due courtesy and respect to the 00:03:24.080 --> 00:03:25.976 council and the processes under which it 00:03:26.000 --> 00:03:28.056 operates and must take direction from 00:03:28.080 --> 00:03:29.896 the chair which is myself when asked to 00:03:29.920 --> 00:03:32.295 do so. A member of the public in 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:34.135 attendance at a council meeting must not 00:03:34.159 --> 00:03:36.536 disrupt the meeting. Any member of the 00:03:36.560 --> 00:03:38.215 public who disrupts the meeting or fails 00:03:38.239 --> 00:03:40.376 to comply with the direction I have made 00:03:40.400 --> 00:03:42.456 may be issued may be removed from the 00:03:42.480 --> 00:03:44.536 council meeting. I now introduce my 00:03:44.560 --> 00:03:46.616 counselors around the table. To my left 00:03:46.640 --> 00:03:47.976 from Toorak Ward is councelor Tom 00:03:48.000 --> 00:03:50.456 Humphries. From Orrong Ward, our Deputy 00:03:50.480 --> 00:03:52.456 Mayor councelor Samantha Choudhury. From 00:03:52.480 --> 00:03:53.976 Wattletree Ward, councelor Steve 00:03:54.000 --> 00:03:56.056 Stefanopoulos. And from Tooronga Ward, 00:03:56.080 --> 00:03:58.376 councelor Jamie Bell. To my right from 00:03:58.400 --> 00:04:00.215 Hedgeley Dene Ward is councelor Sally 00:04:00.239 --> 00:04:01.896 Davis. From Malvern Valley Ward, 00:04:01.920 --> 00:04:04.456 councelor Jami Klisaris. From Como ward, 00:04:04.480 --> 00:04:06.456 councelor Meghan Hopper. And from South 00:04:06.480 --> 00:04:08.215 Ward, councelor Kate Hely. Our 00:04:08.239 --> 00:04:09.816 executive manager of governance and 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:11.495 public affairs, Xavier Smerdon, will now 00:04:11.519 --> 00:04:12.855 introduce our staff present this 00:04:12.879 --> 00:04:14.056 evening. Thank you, Xavier. 00:04:14.080 --> 00:04:16.215 Thank you. through you, Mayor. Behind us 00:04:16.239 --> 00:04:18.455 is Emily Stockdale, senior governance 00:04:18.479 --> 00:04:20.696 officer. To your far right is Julia 00:04:20.720 --> 00:04:22.856 Gallace, the chief financial officer, 00:04:22.880 --> 00:04:24.936 Georgie Birch, acting director, planning 00:04:24.960 --> 00:04:27.096 and place, and Reece Thomas, coordinator 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:29.416 of governance. To your far left is Kath 00:04:29.440 --> 00:04:31.175 Harrod, director of community wellbeing, 00:04:31.199 --> 00:04:32.936 and Nadia Ford, acting director, 00:04:32.960 --> 00:04:34.936 environment, infrastructure. And to your 00:04:34.960 --> 00:04:37.576 immediate right is Dale Dixon, CEO. 00:04:37.600 --> 00:04:39.496 Thank you, Mr.Smerdon Our council's 00:04:39.520 --> 00:04:41.096 apologies. Are there any apologies for 00:04:41.120 --> 00:04:43.175 future meetings? 00:04:43.199 --> 00:04:44.615 There being none, we move to adoption 00:04:44.639 --> 00:04:46.216 and confirmations of minutes of previous 00:04:46.240 --> 00:04:47.816 meetings and councils. We have two sets 00:04:47.840 --> 00:04:50.136 of minutes listed for adoption tonight. 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:51.895 there's the first set which we'll 00:04:51.919 --> 00:04:53.816 deal with individually. So the first is 00:04:53.840 --> 00:04:55.336 the minutes of the council meeting held 00:04:55.360 --> 00:04:57.496 on the 1st of December and then we'll 00:04:57.520 --> 00:04:58.615 deal with the minutes of the special 00:04:58.639 --> 00:05:00.136 council meeting on the 9th of December. 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:02.216 Can I have a mover and a second for the 00:05:02.240 --> 00:05:04.296 first set for the 1st of December 00:05:04.320 --> 00:05:07.320 second? Councelor move councelor Stefanopoulos 00:05:07.759 --> 00:05:10.376 second councelor Klisaris any 00:05:10.400 --> 00:05:12.216 comments councilors? All those in favor 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:13.576 of adopting those minutes as a true 00:05:13.600 --> 00:05:14.936 record. That motion is carried 00:05:14.960 --> 00:05:16.856 unanimously. Thank you council. Move to 00:05:16.880 --> 00:05:18.536 the second set that for the special 00:05:18.560 --> 00:05:19.976 meeting that was held on the 9th of 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:21.895 December. Can I have a move and adopt 00:05:21.919 --> 00:05:24.216 second? Move. Councelor Stefanopoulos. 00:05:24.240 --> 00:05:26.615 Seconded. Councelor Klisaris. Any 00:05:26.639 --> 00:05:28.296 comments? Councilors. All those in favor 00:05:28.320 --> 00:05:29.976 of adoption of those minutes. That's 00:05:30.000 --> 00:05:31.256 carried unanimously. Thank you 00:05:31.280 --> 00:05:33.416 councilors. We now move to disclosure by 00:05:33.440 --> 00:05:35.416 councilors of any conflict of interest 00:05:35.440 --> 00:05:37.576 on anything on tonight's agenda. Any to 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:40.536 declare councilors? 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:42.536 All right. There being none, councilors, 00:05:42.560 --> 00:05:44.776 I propose that we alter the order of 00:05:44.800 --> 00:05:47.800 business to deal with to consider 00:05:47.919 --> 00:05:50.296 urgent business first and then return to 00:05:50.320 --> 00:05:52.856 the balance of the order of business. Do 00:05:52.880 --> 00:05:54.376 any councils object to this? 00:05:54.400 --> 00:05:56.216 Can we move urgent business in the 00:05:56.240 --> 00:05:57.656 notice of motion just given the people 00:05:57.680 --> 00:05:59.895 we have in the gallery? 00:05:59.919 --> 00:06:01.175 They're also presenting councelor 00:06:01.199 --> 00:06:04.199 Hely. So yeah, so I did consider 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:06.056 that but because they're presenting I 00:06:06.080 --> 00:06:07.576 think it's I'm hoping we get through the 00:06:07.600 --> 00:06:10.136 order of business quickly. So 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:12.056 you're not here for too long, but it's 00:06:12.080 --> 00:06:13.656 entertaining. 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:15.735 All right. So, councilors, so I have a 00:06:15.759 --> 00:06:17.496 do I have a mover to move into urge of 00:06:17.520 --> 00:06:18.696 business and second to councelor 00:06:18.720 --> 00:06:20.936 Klisaris. Councelor Stefanopoulos, would you 00:06:20.960 --> 00:06:23.175 like to speak to the reasons for moving 00:06:23.199 --> 00:06:24.216 to urgent business, please? 00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:25.976 Mayor, it is important that we 00:06:26.000 --> 00:06:29.000 move this item because of recent 00:06:29.919 --> 00:06:32.216 tragic circumstances in Sydney and so 00:06:32.240 --> 00:06:35.240 we wish to offer our response to that 00:06:35.360 --> 00:06:36.696 and hence why it's urgent. 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:38.136 Thank you, Council Stefanopoulos. 00:06:38.160 --> 00:06:38.856 Council 00:06:38.880 --> 00:06:41.175 just to address the governance rules 00:06:41.199 --> 00:06:43.015 process. There are two criteria for 00:06:43.039 --> 00:06:44.615 urgent business. The first is that it 00:06:44.639 --> 00:06:46.455 relates to or arises out of the matter 00:06:46.479 --> 00:06:48.295 which has since distribution of the 00:06:48.319 --> 00:06:50.856 agenda as it relates to events occurred 00:06:50.880 --> 00:06:52.936 yesterday. I think that is obvious. And 00:06:52.960 --> 00:06:54.696 the second is that it cannot safely or 00:06:54.720 --> 00:06:56.776 conveniently be deferred until the next 00:06:56.800 --> 00:06:59.015 council meeting which I also think is is 00:06:59.039 --> 00:07:00.696 obvious. So I won't say anything. 00:07:00.720 --> 00:07:02.856 Yeah. Thank you would any councilors 00:07:02.880 --> 00:07:04.936 like to speak to move into urgent 00:07:04.960 --> 00:07:07.015 business? So all those in favor to move 00:07:07.039 --> 00:07:09.096 into urgent business that be urgent 00:07:09.120 --> 00:07:11.256 business that's carried unanimously. 00:07:11.280 --> 00:07:14.280 Councilors we now have a motion. I 00:07:14.639 --> 00:07:16.216 will move that motion and I'll ask that 00:07:16.240 --> 00:07:17.735 it be put up on the screen and I will 00:07:17.759 --> 00:07:20.759 read it out in moving that motion. So 00:07:21.120 --> 00:07:24.120 council stands in solidarity with our 00:07:24.639 --> 00:07:26.536 Jewish community in Stonnington and 00:07:26.560 --> 00:07:29.256 throughout Australia following the 00:07:29.280 --> 00:07:32.136 reprehensible terrorist attack at Bondi 00:07:32.160 --> 00:07:35.160 Beach on the 14th of December 2025 and 00:07:35.759 --> 00:07:38.536 remains committed to a community where 00:07:38.560 --> 00:07:40.856 all people and all faiths and 00:07:40.880 --> 00:07:43.735 backgrounds feel safe, respected and 00:07:43.759 --> 00:07:45.256 supported. 00:07:45.280 --> 00:07:48.056 two offers the councils and broader 00:07:48.080 --> 00:07:50.696 Stonnington community sincere and heartfelt 00:07:50.720 --> 00:07:52.696 condolences to the Jewish community in 00:07:52.720 --> 00:07:54.536 Sydney and across Australia. And I'll be 00:07:54.560 --> 00:07:57.256 writing on behalf of council to 00:07:57.280 --> 00:07:59.976 all of those people notes that on an 00:08:00.000 --> 00:08:02.376 extraordinary meeting that extraordinary 00:08:02.400 --> 00:08:04.136 meeting of the municipal emergency 00:08:04.160 --> 00:08:06.455 management planning committee of 00:08:06.479 --> 00:08:08.136 Stonnington, Glen Eira and Port Phillip 00:08:08.160 --> 00:08:11.160 Councils will be urgently convened to 00:08:11.680 --> 00:08:13.656 bring relevant agencies which includes 00:08:13.680 --> 00:08:15.976 Victoria Police together to provide 00:08:16.000 --> 00:08:18.295 updates to our community and consider 00:08:18.319 --> 00:08:20.615 any immediate or short-term support 00:08:20.639 --> 00:08:22.936 requirements and also to supplement the 00:08:22.960 --> 00:08:25.175 actions taken by each respective 00:08:25.199 --> 00:08:27.735 participating council in the municipal 00:08:27.759 --> 00:08:29.096 emergency management. planning 00:08:29.120 --> 00:08:31.976 committee, opposite use of council 00:08:32.000 --> 00:08:34.375 facilities to our Jewish community 00:08:34.399 --> 00:08:36.776 organizations if needed, the meetings, 00:08:36.800 --> 00:08:38.776 gatherings, or the provision of support 00:08:38.800 --> 00:08:41.800 services until the end of March 2026 or 00:08:42.000 --> 00:08:43.575 as otherwise determined by our chief 00:08:43.599 --> 00:08:45.656 executive officer in consultation with 00:08:45.680 --> 00:08:48.680 our local Jewish community leaders. and 00:08:48.880 --> 00:08:51.016 finally approves the illumination 00:08:51.040 --> 00:08:53.016 commencing this evening of the Malvern 00:08:53.040 --> 00:08:55.815 Town Hall in white for the duration of 00:08:55.839 --> 00:08:57.736 Hanukkah which is up until the 22nd of 00:08:57.760 --> 00:09:00.136 December in honour of the lives lost in 00:09:00.160 --> 00:09:01.736 the violence of Bondi Beach and in 00:09:01.760 --> 00:09:04.616 solidarity with our Jewish community 00:09:04.640 --> 00:09:07.016 at this time. That motion speaks for 00:09:07.040 --> 00:09:10.040 itself. So I will now seek a second 00:09:10.800 --> 00:09:12.456 Humphries would you like to speak to the 00:09:12.480 --> 00:09:15.480 motion I've just moved as the second? 00:09:15.519 --> 00:09:16.856 were you going to speak anything 00:09:16.880 --> 00:09:19.336 else? No, I think it speaks to itself on 00:09:19.360 --> 00:09:20.456 our the table. 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:23.480 thank you, Mayor last night, 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:27.000 ahead of the the attack, I was a 00:09:27.120 --> 00:09:28.935 guest of honour at the Pillars of Light 00:09:28.959 --> 00:09:31.959 Hanukkah celebration in Fed Square. And 00:09:32.160 --> 00:09:34.935 that event had started at about 5:00 and 00:09:34.959 --> 00:09:37.656 was a beautiful and warm celebration and 00:09:37.680 --> 00:09:40.680 a coming together of the community. 00:09:40.800 --> 00:09:43.416 in that time there really did feel 00:09:43.440 --> 00:09:44.856 like a sense of joy and a coming 00:09:44.880 --> 00:09:47.880 together. And then having just left that 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:50.935 event to come to Ko Carroll, the news 00:09:50.959 --> 00:09:53.495 broke of the attack 00:09:53.519 --> 00:09:56.136 and that attack in itself is a horrific 00:09:56.160 --> 00:09:58.616 terrorist attack on not only just our 00:09:58.640 --> 00:10:01.336 Jewish community but also Australians. 00:10:01.360 --> 00:10:04.296 It happened on our shores. I think for a 00:10:04.320 --> 00:10:06.456 lot of our community, 00:10:06.480 --> 00:10:09.255 they're not only hurting but we as a 00:10:09.279 --> 00:10:10.456 country have reached a point where 00:10:10.480 --> 00:10:12.856 enough is enough. 00:10:12.880 --> 00:10:15.255 We've reached a point where we can't say 00:10:15.279 --> 00:10:18.279 if, but or maybe. It is simply enough. 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:22.616 There is simply no place for hatred in 00:10:22.640 --> 00:10:25.640 Australia and in Stonnington. And we as 00:10:27.279 --> 00:10:29.416 community leaders need to show that, not 00:10:29.440 --> 00:10:31.656 only for our community, but also for the 00:10:31.680 --> 00:10:33.736 world to show that we are a safe and 00:10:33.760 --> 00:10:35.416 inclusive place. And we will become 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:38.055 that. Again, 00:10:38.079 --> 00:10:41.079 while council doesn't control AIO nor 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:44.279 the police, we do act as the closest 00:10:44.720 --> 00:10:47.720 level of government to society. 00:10:48.079 --> 00:10:50.375 And what we can do in a most powerful 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:53.255 way is symbolize that togetherness. 00:10:53.279 --> 00:10:55.096 And I think the part of this motion that 00:10:55.120 --> 00:10:57.976 brings council into what it can do to 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:00.696 take real action in this initiative is 00:11:00.720 --> 00:11:03.016 illuminate town hall for the 00:11:03.040 --> 00:11:05.656 duration of Hanukkah. While a small but 00:11:05.680 --> 00:11:08.375 it is a powerful gesture and does show 00:11:08.399 --> 00:11:10.935 our community that we are really seeking 00:11:10.959 --> 00:11:12.935 the light to cast away all the darkness 00:11:12.959 --> 00:11:15.416 at this really dark time. 00:11:15.440 --> 00:11:16.935 Thank you councelor Humphries. Other 00:11:16.959 --> 00:11:19.896 speakers to the motion council he 00:11:19.920 --> 00:11:22.296 Thank you. 00:11:22.320 --> 00:11:25.320 16 lives lost um dozens injured and 00:11:25.519 --> 00:11:27.576 families shattered. We really are a 00:11:27.600 --> 00:11:29.736 nation that's searching for answers that 00:11:29.760 --> 00:11:31.896 no longer sit comfortably in theories or 00:11:31.920 --> 00:11:34.616 platitudes. And we extend our deepest 00:11:34.640 --> 00:11:36.375 condolences to every victim, every 00:11:36.399 --> 00:11:38.216 family, and every person that's carrying 00:11:38.240 --> 00:11:41.240 shock and sorrow in their body today. No 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:43.495 words can undo this trauma, but silence 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:46.136 is not an option. The attack occurred as 00:11:46.160 --> 00:11:47.736 Hanukkah begins. And this is a time when 00:11:47.760 --> 00:11:49.336 Jewish families light candles not 00:11:49.360 --> 00:11:50.935 because the world is safe, but because 00:11:50.959 --> 00:11:53.255 it's not. That's why this motion is 00:11:53.279 --> 00:11:55.576 important and why it's not just words, 00:11:55.600 --> 00:11:58.216 there's action. by convening an urgent 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:00.375 meeting of the municipal emergency 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:02.536 management planning committee alongside 00:12:02.560 --> 00:12:04.136 our neighbors in Glen Eira and Port 00:12:04.160 --> 00:12:06.136 Phillip and by ensuring that Victorian 00:12:06.160 --> 00:12:08.375 police are part of the at the table. 00:12:08.399 --> 00:12:09.976 We're ensuring that the safety of our 00:12:10.000 --> 00:12:12.136 residents was not left to chance. We're 00:12:12.160 --> 00:12:13.736 coordinating, we're planning, and we're 00:12:13.760 --> 00:12:16.055 acting by offering our council 00:12:16.079 --> 00:12:18.055 facilities until March. We're saying if 00:12:18.079 --> 00:12:20.216 you need a safe place to gather, to 00:12:20.240 --> 00:12:22.856 mourn, or to organize, our doors are 00:12:22.880 --> 00:12:25.255 open to you. And by illuminating the 00:12:25.279 --> 00:12:26.935 Malvern town hall for the duration of 00:12:26.959 --> 00:12:29.016 Hanukkah, we're sending a signal into 00:12:29.040 --> 00:12:30.776 the night. 00:12:30.800 --> 00:12:33.176 And tonight, I'm asking our residents to 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:35.176 look at that town hall as it lights up 00:12:35.200 --> 00:12:37.255 tonight. And to also light a candle of 00:12:37.279 --> 00:12:39.576 their own because Hanukkah teaches us 00:12:39.600 --> 00:12:41.976 that even the smallest light matters, 00:12:42.000 --> 00:12:44.615 that darkness is real, but it does not 00:12:44.639 --> 00:12:47.576 get the final word. Australia doesn't 00:12:47.600 --> 00:12:49.656 want this to become our history. We 00:12:49.680 --> 00:12:51.656 don't want to be known for terror or for 00:12:51.680 --> 00:12:54.680 hate. We refuse to let violence define 00:12:54.959 --> 00:12:57.576 who we are. And so tonight, we choose 00:12:57.600 --> 00:12:59.576 empathy over fear and we choose unity 00:12:59.600 --> 00:13:02.600 over division. May we choose light and 00:13:02.880 --> 00:13:05.736 we may we choose to protect it. 00:13:05.760 --> 00:13:07.495 Thank you councelor ? speakers. 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:08.456 Councelor ?. 00:13:08.480 --> 00:13:11.480 Thanks there. Um I like all of us was 00:13:12.399 --> 00:13:15.016 horrified and shaken in the wake of the 00:13:15.040 --> 00:13:18.040 mass shooting at the event in Bondi last 00:13:18.240 --> 00:13:20.615 night and getting the news just as we 00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:23.336 were leaving our own council's flagship 00:13:23.360 --> 00:13:26.360 Christmas event at ? Carols. um it 00:13:26.720 --> 00:13:28.136 being the first night of Hanukkah when 00:13:28.160 --> 00:13:30.216 the Jewish community and non-Jewish 00:13:30.240 --> 00:13:32.296 community are invited all together to 00:13:32.320 --> 00:13:34.055 gather with loved ones and friends to 00:13:34.079 --> 00:13:37.079 light Nora and many within the community 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:40.055 have just received the worst news of 00:13:40.079 --> 00:13:42.375 their lives. Um others were caring for 00:13:42.399 --> 00:13:44.856 injured loved ones and some are still 00:13:44.880 --> 00:13:46.696 waiting to hear if their families are 00:13:46.720 --> 00:13:48.615 safe. To be confronted with this 00:13:48.639 --> 00:13:50.536 horrific act of anti-Semitic violence 00:13:50.560 --> 00:13:52.776 during the Jewish Festival of Light and 00:13:52.800 --> 00:13:55.800 Hope is shattering. Um and in moments 00:13:56.079 --> 00:13:58.856 like this, we really need to hold 00:13:58.880 --> 00:14:00.776 um each other near, hold space for each 00:14:00.800 --> 00:14:03.016 other um for those suffering, grieving, 00:14:03.040 --> 00:14:05.495 and to come together. We should all be 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:07.175 able to gather with our communities, 00:14:07.199 --> 00:14:09.255 practice our cultures and our religions 00:14:09.279 --> 00:14:12.279 and our worship in a safe environment. 00:14:12.639 --> 00:14:15.255 So my heart is really with our fellow 00:14:15.279 --> 00:14:17.656 Australians and community members and 00:14:17.680 --> 00:14:20.680 everyone impacted um by this terrifying 00:14:20.800 --> 00:14:23.175 event. This will be really felt locally 00:14:23.199 --> 00:14:25.175 at our at a local level in our suburbs 00:14:25.199 --> 00:14:27.576 in our communities here in Stonnington 00:14:27.600 --> 00:14:29.815 and children, students and families will 00:14:29.839 --> 00:14:32.456 be reeling from this um only to be 00:14:32.480 --> 00:14:34.856 hypervigilant and feel even more unsafe 00:14:34.880 --> 00:14:37.016 than they already must feel in public 00:14:37.040 --> 00:14:39.736 spaces and places. Um in my ward is one 00:14:39.760 --> 00:14:41.336 of the largest Jewish schools, King 00:14:41.360 --> 00:14:43.736 David, where I know families and locals 00:14:43.760 --> 00:14:45.416 might be feeling unsafe due to the 00:14:45.440 --> 00:14:47.656 impacts of this horrific event. and I'd 00:14:47.680 --> 00:14:49.416 like to personally show my commitment 00:14:49.440 --> 00:14:52.440 and um to ensure that any threats or any 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:55.175 safety issues is taken seriously. I look 00:14:55.199 --> 00:14:56.856 forward to hearing more um about what 00:14:56.880 --> 00:14:58.375 comes out of the extraordinary meeting 00:14:58.399 --> 00:15:01.399 of the MMPC committee and um yeah to do 00:15:04.000 --> 00:15:06.375 everything we can to um make sure that 00:15:06.399 --> 00:15:08.296 we can support our community. Thank you. 00:15:08.320 --> 00:15:09.656 Thank you councelor Choudhury other 00:15:09.680 --> 00:15:11.976 speakers. 00:15:12.000 --> 00:15:12.935 Councelor Bell. 00:15:12.959 --> 00:15:15.959 Thank you Mayor. 00:15:16.000 --> 00:15:18.615 I'd also like to extend my deepest 00:15:18.639 --> 00:15:21.639 condolences to the Jewish people who are 00:15:21.760 --> 00:15:24.456 affected by the horrific terrorist 00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:27.416 attack yesterday in Bondi. As has been 00:15:27.440 --> 00:15:30.440 mentioned, the effects of which have 00:15:31.199 --> 00:15:33.016 reverberated around the world as 00:15:33.040 --> 00:15:35.096 expected. 00:15:35.120 --> 00:15:38.120 Excuse me. 00:15:38.320 --> 00:15:41.320 I think the the outpouring of people 00:15:43.760 --> 00:15:45.495 around the country and around the world 00:15:45.519 --> 00:15:48.519 speak to the broader issue that we have 00:15:48.639 --> 00:15:51.016 seen in our own communities around 00:15:51.040 --> 00:15:52.536 anti-semitism 00:15:52.560 --> 00:15:54.776 both in this country and around the 00:15:54.800 --> 00:15:56.856 world and unfortunately in various areas 00:15:56.880 --> 00:15:59.576 in Melbourne including Stington. 00:15:59.600 --> 00:16:02.055 I'm glad that this is in front of us 00:16:02.079 --> 00:16:04.615 tonight. I'm extremely happy to support 00:16:04.639 --> 00:16:07.639 what is I think just a start 00:16:07.759 --> 00:16:10.759 in a very long process to ensure that 00:16:11.519 --> 00:16:14.216 people both at the local level of 00:16:14.240 --> 00:16:15.976 government government but also at state 00:16:16.000 --> 00:16:18.935 and federal can pull their resources to 00:16:18.959 --> 00:16:21.656 adequately address adequately address I 00:16:21.680 --> 00:16:23.255 think one of the most important social 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:25.416 problems that the country is currently 00:16:25.440 --> 00:16:28.440 grappling with anti-semitism. 00:16:30.079 --> 00:16:33.079 I think that we as a organization need 00:16:33.680 --> 00:16:36.456 to go beyond where we have previously 00:16:36.480 --> 00:16:39.480 thought our responsibilities might be. 00:16:39.600 --> 00:16:41.495 It doesn't necessarily mean, as it's 00:16:41.519 --> 00:16:42.776 been pointed out, that we have any 00:16:42.800 --> 00:16:45.175 influence over any of the government 00:16:45.199 --> 00:16:47.896 authorities or law enforcement such as 00:16:47.920 --> 00:16:50.216 Victoria Police. But we can do our own 00:16:50.240 --> 00:16:52.536 part within the communities by speaking 00:16:52.560 --> 00:16:55.096 to our family and friends, speaking up 00:16:55.120 --> 00:16:57.096 at work where previously we might not 00:16:57.120 --> 00:16:58.696 have, 00:16:58.720 --> 00:17:01.255 and really bringing this issue to the 00:17:01.279 --> 00:17:03.416 forefront where it needs to be so we can 00:17:03.440 --> 00:17:05.976 tackle it appropriately 00:17:06.000 --> 00:17:09.000 and in the most effective way. 00:17:09.600 --> 00:17:12.600 I also look forward to the results of 00:17:13.600 --> 00:17:14.935 the extraordinary general meeting that 00:17:14.959 --> 00:17:17.655 will come out of um an organized event 00:17:17.679 --> 00:17:19.976 in the coming days. I think the results 00:17:20.000 --> 00:17:21.736 of which will be extremely important for 00:17:21.760 --> 00:17:24.760 us to digest and to fully understand how 00:17:25.039 --> 00:17:28.039 we can make the most lasting and most 00:17:28.799 --> 00:17:31.799 practical outcomes action. So I look 00:17:32.559 --> 00:17:35.096 forward to reviewing the outcomes of 00:17:35.120 --> 00:17:36.616 those and I look forward to working with 00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:38.696 each of my fellow counselors including 00:17:38.720 --> 00:17:41.720 the community to make significant 00:17:41.760 --> 00:17:44.616 headway and ensure that the Jewish 00:17:44.640 --> 00:17:46.376 community both in Stoington and in 00:17:46.400 --> 00:17:49.096 Melbourne and beyond feel safe in their 00:17:49.120 --> 00:17:51.895 daily lives where they currently do not. 00:17:51.919 --> 00:17:54.136 Thank you councelor Bell. Councelor 00:17:54.160 --> 00:17:56.136 Davis, do you wish to speak? 00:17:56.160 --> 00:17:59.015 Y thank you for everyone who's taken 00:17:59.039 --> 00:18:01.816 around the table. Um, so I'm not really 00:18:01.840 --> 00:18:04.216 sure that I can u contribute much and I 00:18:04.240 --> 00:18:06.216 feel that any words would be hollow 00:18:06.240 --> 00:18:09.240 quite frankly but um this is usually 00:18:09.280 --> 00:18:11.176 such a joyouish occasion for the Jewish 00:18:11.200 --> 00:18:12.456 community. It's one of their favorite 00:18:12.480 --> 00:18:15.480 festivals. It's a time of light and hope 00:18:16.400 --> 00:18:19.400 and resilience and positivity. Um my 00:18:20.240 --> 00:18:22.856 Jewish neighbor was excitedly preparing 00:18:22.880 --> 00:18:25.880 for her hanuka with her with her family 00:18:27.200 --> 00:18:29.655 the other night and then during the 00:18:29.679 --> 00:18:32.296 course of the evening of course I had to 00:18:32.320 --> 00:18:33.895 contact her to see if she was all right 00:18:33.919 --> 00:18:36.216 or her family and of course you don't 00:18:36.240 --> 00:18:37.895 need to elaborate on what they were 00:18:37.919 --> 00:18:40.456 going through. Um but I spoke to her 00:18:40.480 --> 00:18:43.480 this morning. I dropped off a candle and 00:18:43.840 --> 00:18:45.736 she was grateful for just that simple 00:18:45.760 --> 00:18:48.216 act of kindness, which is what I think 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:50.535 we all should remember. Just the 00:18:50.559 --> 00:18:53.176 smallest gesture can mean so much at a 00:18:53.200 --> 00:18:55.736 time like this. And my same neighbor had 00:18:55.760 --> 00:18:57.496 been to the gym this morning and she 00:18:57.520 --> 00:18:59.496 noticed a Jewish woman was being 00:18:59.520 --> 00:19:01.655 comforted by another one and had assumed 00:19:01.679 --> 00:19:04.679 that the woman was also Jewish. But 00:19:05.200 --> 00:19:08.200 um she held her um her cross and um her 00:19:10.480 --> 00:19:13.480 other Christianity symbols. No, I'm 00:19:13.520 --> 00:19:15.895 Catholic. I'm Roman Catholic. But I feel 00:19:15.919 --> 00:19:18.919 for her it's happened to all of us. It's 00:19:18.960 --> 00:19:21.496 not just the Jewish community. So if 00:19:21.520 --> 00:19:23.496 anything has come from this, I hope that 00:19:23.520 --> 00:19:26.376 we all start to look around and see what 00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:29.336 we can do to help people through this 00:19:29.360 --> 00:19:31.976 because it is affecting all of us. And I 00:19:32.000 --> 00:19:33.736 would like to thank my colleagues around 00:19:33.760 --> 00:19:35.976 the table because we've all had input 00:19:36.000 --> 00:19:39.000 into this today and especially the CEO 00:19:39.440 --> 00:19:42.440 who and Kath Harold who's a community 00:19:42.799 --> 00:19:45.799 wellbeing director who was helped us 00:19:46.400 --> 00:19:48.616 formulate this. 00:19:48.640 --> 00:19:50.936 There's nothing more to be said but I 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:53.960 wish everybody um 00:19:54.400 --> 00:19:57.015 sounds hollow. Happy Hanukkah but hold 00:19:57.039 --> 00:19:59.336 each other together. Thank you. 00:19:59.360 --> 00:20:01.176 Thank you councelor James. Councelor 00:20:01.200 --> 00:20:02.136 Pis. 00:20:02.160 --> 00:20:03.816 Thank you, Mayor. I think I'm with 00:20:03.840 --> 00:20:05.816 Councelor Davis. I I don't know what to 00:20:05.840 --> 00:20:08.840 say. I find this incredibly difficult um 00:20:10.080 --> 00:20:12.456 and the shock that my husband and I felt 00:20:12.480 --> 00:20:15.336 when we first heard this last night. Um 00:20:15.360 --> 00:20:18.136 and then as we broke that news to our 00:20:18.160 --> 00:20:19.576 friends and family who were not yet 00:20:19.600 --> 00:20:21.176 aware and seeing and hearing their 00:20:21.200 --> 00:20:23.816 reactions, um it does go to councelor 00:20:23.840 --> 00:20:25.176 Davis's point that this has been 00:20:25.200 --> 00:20:26.856 reverberated throughout the entire 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:29.880 community. Um it's devastating. I I 00:20:30.400 --> 00:20:31.736 can't believe that this is Australia, 00:20:31.760 --> 00:20:33.416 that this is happening in Australia. I 00:20:33.440 --> 00:20:34.936 think that's what I'm really struggling 00:20:34.960 --> 00:20:37.496 to accept. 00:20:37.520 --> 00:20:39.176 Um, 00:20:39.200 --> 00:20:41.256 but speaking to my Jewish friends today 00:20:41.280 --> 00:20:44.280 who are all over the country, what 00:20:44.400 --> 00:20:46.456 astounded me was that all of them had 00:20:46.480 --> 00:20:48.456 the same reaction back and it's that 00:20:48.480 --> 00:20:51.480 they all told me individually that they 00:20:51.600 --> 00:20:53.576 don't know if it is safe for them to be 00:20:53.600 --> 00:20:56.216 in Australia anymore. And that floored 00:20:56.240 --> 00:20:59.240 me. Um, I don't think I've ever had a 00:20:59.360 --> 00:21:01.256 discussion discussions like that with 00:21:01.280 --> 00:21:03.416 people before because I've never 00:21:03.440 --> 00:21:06.440 regarded Australia as as a country with 00:21:06.960 --> 00:21:09.960 that sort of problem. Um, but it hit me 00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:12.376 really hard in the face today. But that 00:21:12.400 --> 00:21:15.015 is what what just my friends are 00:21:15.039 --> 00:21:17.176 feeling. Um, and I know many others in 00:21:17.200 --> 00:21:19.816 Australia are feeling the same way. We 00:21:19.840 --> 00:21:21.576 do need leadership from the higher 00:21:21.600 --> 00:21:24.600 levels of government. Um and 00:21:25.520 --> 00:21:28.520 whatever part we can do as a council um 00:21:28.720 --> 00:21:31.176 we have to do it and as council said we 00:21:31.200 --> 00:21:33.336 need to look beyond that and I do think 00:21:33.360 --> 00:21:36.360 this is a starting point um and I thank 00:21:36.480 --> 00:21:39.416 all my colleagues for their ideas um in 00:21:39.440 --> 00:21:41.736 particular to offer the use of council 00:21:41.760 --> 00:21:43.256 facilities 00:21:43.280 --> 00:21:45.256 even as if it's just people want to come 00:21:45.280 --> 00:21:47.496 together have a meal have a social 00:21:47.520 --> 00:21:50.520 session lean on each other whatever it 00:21:50.640 --> 00:21:53.640 may be um I think It's it's a really 00:21:53.919 --> 00:21:56.919 nice gesture to do that. Um I don't know 00:21:57.280 --> 00:21:59.976 what else to say. It's very hard to tell 00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:02.936 people to enjoy this time. It is now 00:22:02.960 --> 00:22:05.960 marked. Um but I'd hope that we can see 00:22:06.960 --> 00:22:08.856 lightness through this and it does bring 00:22:08.880 --> 00:22:11.496 us together more than the division that 00:22:11.520 --> 00:22:14.056 we have seen in recent times. 00:22:14.080 --> 00:22:15.736 Thank you, Council Kissarus. Are there 00:22:15.760 --> 00:22:17.256 other speakers to the motion? Council 00:22:17.280 --> 00:22:17.895 Hopper. 00:22:17.919 --> 00:22:20.296 Thank you. Um, look, it is very 00:22:20.320 --> 00:22:23.096 difficult to know what to say um at a 00:22:23.120 --> 00:22:25.015 time like this and I echo my fellow 00:22:25.039 --> 00:22:28.039 counselors in sort of speaking to I 00:22:28.400 --> 00:22:31.256 think the deep sadness and grief that we 00:22:31.280 --> 00:22:33.416 feel and that what happened last night 00:22:33.440 --> 00:22:35.895 in Bombay Bonai was an unspeakable 00:22:35.919 --> 00:22:38.216 tragedy, an attack on the Jewish people 00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:40.456 and by extension attack on all 00:22:40.480 --> 00:22:41.976 Australians 00:22:42.000 --> 00:22:45.000 um and on local communities. Um, the 00:22:45.039 --> 00:22:46.696 beginning of Hanukkah, as we know, 00:22:46.720 --> 00:22:48.696 should be a time when we're celebrating 00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:51.720 the triumphing of light and hope over 00:22:51.840 --> 00:22:54.840 darkness and the time when Jewish people 00:22:54.880 --> 00:22:57.880 are reminded of the so many historical 00:22:57.919 --> 00:23:00.216 struggles that they faced as a community 00:23:00.240 --> 00:23:02.775 um and continue to face um but also of 00:23:02.799 --> 00:23:05.799 the light found in resilience and faith. 00:23:06.559 --> 00:23:08.616 Um this is a time of year when people 00:23:08.640 --> 00:23:10.936 across Stonnington um and across 00:23:10.960 --> 00:23:13.096 Australia come together to celebrate 00:23:13.120 --> 00:23:14.936 their cultures, their beliefs, their 00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:17.256 faiths, whatever those cultures, beliefs 00:23:17.280 --> 00:23:20.280 and faiths might be. Um as has been 00:23:20.320 --> 00:23:22.535 mentioned last night as this horrific 00:23:22.559 --> 00:23:24.535 news was filtering through. Many of us 00:23:24.559 --> 00:23:26.775 were gathered at Ko Park celebrating 00:23:26.799 --> 00:23:29.799 Christmas. um where just like Bin Bongo 00:23:30.400 --> 00:23:32.936 before tragedy struck, children played 00:23:32.960 --> 00:23:35.015 with their families celebrating their 00:23:35.039 --> 00:23:37.976 faiths and traditions. 00:23:38.000 --> 00:23:40.936 And so over the coming days and weeks um 00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:43.655 through the grief that the community is 00:23:43.679 --> 00:23:46.535 feeling, we'll be united in our resolve 00:23:46.559 --> 00:23:48.936 that all people everywhere should be 00:23:48.960 --> 00:23:50.775 able to celebrate with their loved ones 00:23:50.799 --> 00:23:53.655 safely and in peace. And we're reminded 00:23:53.679 --> 00:23:56.216 at this time of year um when children 00:23:56.240 --> 00:23:58.535 should be filled with joy and hope that 00:23:58.559 --> 00:24:00.775 no child is born with hatred in their 00:24:00.799 --> 00:24:02.775 heart and the role of local government 00:24:02.799 --> 00:24:05.799 in building social cohesion um around 00:24:06.720 --> 00:24:09.720 communities is more important than ever. 00:24:10.000 --> 00:24:12.456 Um and this motion is signal of the 00:24:12.480 --> 00:24:15.015 solidarity that we all feel um and 00:24:15.039 --> 00:24:16.775 extend to the Jewish community and that 00:24:16.799 --> 00:24:18.936 we're taking action as council and that 00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:21.015 we're standing against anti-semitism in 00:24:21.039 --> 00:24:24.039 all its forms. Thank you, council. 00:24:24.080 --> 00:24:25.176 Councelor Ste. 00:24:25.200 --> 00:24:28.135 Thanks, Mayor. Um, 00:24:28.159 --> 00:24:29.736 my one of my comments I did this morning 00:24:29.760 --> 00:24:31.976 on social media was, "Australians are 00:24:32.000 --> 00:24:33.736 stronger than the cowards that who lurk 00:24:33.760 --> 00:24:36.216 in our society. As the prime minister of 00:24:36.240 --> 00:24:38.775 Australia said, Australia will never 00:24:38.799 --> 00:24:41.799 submit to division, violence, or hatred. 00:24:42.640 --> 00:24:45.336 And what I read now ABC News is that the 00:24:45.360 --> 00:24:46.696 state and territory leaders have agreed 00:24:46.720 --> 00:24:48.376 to strengthen Australians gun laws in 00:24:48.400 --> 00:24:51.400 the wake of the Bondi terror attack. So 00:24:51.600 --> 00:24:54.600 that shooters had to have um a gun 00:24:54.640 --> 00:24:55.895 license to have to be an Australian 00:24:55.919 --> 00:24:58.856 citizen as a one step. The one thing I 00:24:58.880 --> 00:25:00.216 did when I first walked into the office 00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:02.296 today and I worked at the big bar this 00:25:02.320 --> 00:25:03.976 morning is I walked up to a colleague 00:25:04.000 --> 00:25:05.895 who is a good friend of mine only been a 00:25:05.919 --> 00:25:08.135 friend for about 18 months and I know he 00:25:08.159 --> 00:25:10.056 was Jewish and he was wearing his star 00:25:10.080 --> 00:25:11.976 of David and the first thing I went to I 00:25:12.000 --> 00:25:14.456 didn't say a word. I went up to him like 00:25:14.480 --> 00:25:17.480 this and gave him a big hug. 00:25:18.799 --> 00:25:21.799 It's simple folks. Give hugs to people. 00:25:22.240 --> 00:25:24.456 Give kisses to people. Hold someone's 00:25:24.480 --> 00:25:27.480 hand. That gesture of kindness costs us 00:25:28.720 --> 00:25:31.720 nothing but means a hell of a lot. 00:25:34.320 --> 00:25:36.696 Thank you, Council Stefanopoulos. 00:25:36.720 --> 00:25:38.696 just in closing of everyone spoken 00:25:38.720 --> 00:25:40.936 around the table, it's really important 00:25:40.960 --> 00:25:43.895 to note that this motion before us first 00:25:43.919 --> 00:25:46.919 drafted by our CEO um was also 00:25:48.159 --> 00:25:51.096 amended by all of the councilors. So we 00:25:51.120 --> 00:25:53.096 all sit here in unity in relation to 00:25:53.120 --> 00:25:55.655 this motion before us which um is very 00:25:55.679 --> 00:25:58.296 opportune given how we need to move 00:25:58.320 --> 00:26:01.096 forward united on this issue. So I will 00:26:01.120 --> 00:26:03.336 now put it to the vote and all those in 00:26:03.360 --> 00:26:05.496 favor of the motion before us that is 00:26:05.520 --> 00:26:07.416 voted on unanimously. I'd like to thank 00:26:07.440 --> 00:26:10.056 you councilors and thank you to members 00:26:10.080 --> 00:26:11.736 of the gallery and those online while we 00:26:11.760 --> 00:26:13.816 dealt with that very important agenda 00:26:13.840 --> 00:26:16.216 item. Can I please now have a mover and 00:26:16.240 --> 00:26:18.296 a second out to move out a urgent 00:26:18.320 --> 00:26:19.096 business. 00:26:19.120 --> 00:26:20.376 So moved. 00:26:20.400 --> 00:26:22.216 and seconded. Thank you. Move council to 00:26:22.240 --> 00:26:23.976 all those in favor moving out of version 00:26:24.000 --> 00:26:25.895 of business and resuming our standard 00:26:25.919 --> 00:26:28.919 order of business. Thank you councelors. 00:26:29.120 --> 00:26:32.120 Councilors, we now move to 00:26:33.520 --> 00:26:36.520 questions to council from the community. 00:26:36.720 --> 00:26:38.135 Thank you for your patience this 00:26:38.159 --> 00:26:40.936 evening. Um we have received one valid 00:26:40.960 --> 00:26:42.456 submission for tonight's meeting to 00:26:42.480 --> 00:26:45.015 present be presented in person. And for 00:26:45.039 --> 00:26:46.535 the benefit of those joining us tonight, 00:26:46.559 --> 00:26:48.456 I'll briefly outline the process. I'll 00:26:48.480 --> 00:26:50.775 invite the submitter by name to 00:26:50.799 --> 00:26:53.176 address the council. The submitter will 00:26:53.200 --> 00:26:54.535 have up to three minutes to ask their 00:26:54.559 --> 00:26:56.616 question or to make a statement. At the 00:26:56.640 --> 00:26:57.976 2 and 1 half minute mark, you'll hear 00:26:58.000 --> 00:26:59.736 the bell ring once. This is to indicate 00:26:59.760 --> 00:27:01.895 that you have 30 seconds remaining. At 00:27:01.919 --> 00:27:03.576 the conclusion of the 3 minutes, you'll 00:27:03.600 --> 00:27:05.655 hear the bell ring twice, at which point 00:27:05.679 --> 00:27:07.576 the submitter will finish speaking. 00:27:07.600 --> 00:27:09.895 Submitters will be visible and audible 00:27:09.919 --> 00:27:11.496 to all councilors, council officers, the 00:27:11.520 --> 00:27:12.856 gallery, and the public watching the 00:27:12.880 --> 00:27:15.736 live stream online. And I'd also like to 00:27:15.760 --> 00:27:16.936 take the opportunity to remind 00:27:16.960 --> 00:27:18.775 submitters to use the wording of their 00:27:18.799 --> 00:27:20.936 presubmitted question or statement and 00:27:20.960 --> 00:27:22.216 to ensure it remains in line with 00:27:22.240 --> 00:27:25.240 council's mutual respect charter. I now 00:27:25.679 --> 00:27:27.976 invite Nick Hayden to read a statement 00:27:28.000 --> 00:27:30.775 in relation to item 11.1 notice of 00:27:30.799 --> 00:27:33.799 motion number five of 2025 public road 00:27:34.159 --> 00:27:37.159 advocacy. Thank you Nick. Over to you. 00:27:37.679 --> 00:27:40.216 Thank you for your kind words. Quite 00:27:40.240 --> 00:27:43.015 heartfelt. 00:27:43.039 --> 00:27:44.856 Under the Victoria government's housing 00:27:44.880 --> 00:27:47.880 statement, the dec decade ahead 2024 to 00:27:48.240 --> 00:27:49.976 2034, 00:27:50.000 --> 00:27:51.816 councils are required to identify 00:27:51.840 --> 00:27:54.216 locations for substantial new housing 00:27:54.240 --> 00:27:55.895 supply, 00:27:55.919 --> 00:27:58.919 particularly wellered inner urban areas. 00:27:59.279 --> 00:28:00.535 One of the most significant 00:28:00.559 --> 00:28:02.535 opportunities in Stonnington is the land 00:28:02.559 --> 00:28:04.456 currently locked up in the Punt Road 00:28:04.480 --> 00:28:06.456 public acquisition overlay, which I 00:28:06.480 --> 00:28:09.015 refer to as the PAO. 00:28:09.039 --> 00:28:11.496 The PIO locks up approximately 10,000 00:28:11.520 --> 00:28:13.976 square meters of Vicros own land. So 00:28:14.000 --> 00:28:16.616 this is land that Bicros 00:28:16.640 --> 00:28:18.616 actually owns and are holding in 00:28:18.640 --> 00:28:21.096 reservation for the future road 00:28:21.120 --> 00:28:23.816 widening. This is good land that's 00:28:23.840 --> 00:28:26.216 currently vacant derively or used only 00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:29.240 for surface car parking. Importantly, 00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:33.240 the 2016 Pro Advisory Committee 00:28:34.240 --> 00:28:36.535 appointed by the state government found 00:28:36.559 --> 00:28:39.496 that the 1954 Lightning Reservation, 00:28:39.520 --> 00:28:42.520 that's 1954, so 71 years old, was 00:28:43.600 --> 00:28:45.895 obsolete and recommended that almost all 00:28:45.919 --> 00:28:48.856 of the PIO be removed. The minister 00:28:48.880 --> 00:28:50.775 rejected these recommendations at the 00:28:50.799 --> 00:28:53.096 time, but the strategic logic remains 00:28:53.120 --> 00:28:55.816 compelling today, especially now that 00:28:55.840 --> 00:28:57.816 the state has set such ambitious housing 00:28:57.840 --> 00:28:59.976 targets. 00:29:00.000 --> 00:29:01.736 Releasing this land would immediately 00:29:01.760 --> 00:29:04.760 unlock 20,000 m of RGZ1 zoned land, 00:29:06.159 --> 00:29:09.159 enabling around 100,000 square meters of 00:29:09.360 --> 00:29:11.816 new housing floor area in a location 00:29:11.840 --> 00:29:14.456 with exceptional transport access and 00:29:14.480 --> 00:29:17.176 with minimal displacement. 00:29:17.200 --> 00:29:19.096 This equates to hundreds of new homes in 00:29:19.120 --> 00:29:22.120 one of Melbourne's best locations. 00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:24.216 Council has strongly supported the 00:29:24.240 --> 00:29:25.895 removal of the PIO in the past, 00:29:25.919 --> 00:29:27.176 including in their comprehensive 00:29:27.200 --> 00:29:29.416 submission to the ministerial advisory 00:29:29.440 --> 00:29:31.736 committee in 2016. 00:29:31.760 --> 00:29:33.096 Given the housing statement's 00:29:33.120 --> 00:29:35.015 requirements, how can Stington 00:29:35.039 --> 00:29:36.696 proactively advocate to the state 00:29:36.720 --> 00:29:38.775 government to unlock this strategically 00:29:38.799 --> 00:29:41.799 located for housing? Thank you. 00:29:42.000 --> 00:29:44.456 Thank you, Nick. 00:29:44.480 --> 00:29:47.480 Councilors, we now moved to our items of 00:29:48.320 --> 00:29:50.456 general business this evening and we 00:29:50.480 --> 00:29:52.535 move to item 8.1, the proposed 00:29:52.559 --> 00:29:55.559 divestment of 47 L Street, Windsor. , 00:29:55.840 --> 00:29:58.456 that motion's up on the screen. Do I 00:29:58.480 --> 00:30:01.480 have a mover for the motion? 00:30:02.240 --> 00:30:04.216 Council Chhattery and Council 00:30:04.240 --> 00:30:06.775 Stefanopoulos second. Council Chartery. 00:30:06.799 --> 00:30:09.416 Um, yes. Thank you, ma'am. I'll just say 00:30:09.440 --> 00:30:12.440 a few words. we are um proposing to 00:30:13.120 --> 00:30:16.120 devest um old Hornbrook um early 00:30:16.399 --> 00:30:18.135 learning center. we went through a 00:30:18.159 --> 00:30:21.159 community engagement process. Um we um 00:30:22.080 --> 00:30:24.375 um did our due diligence. The center is 00:30:24.399 --> 00:30:27.399 no longer fit for purpose. Um there was 00:30:27.520 --> 00:30:29.576 some feedback that and it did have some 00:30:29.600 --> 00:30:31.816 strong local interest in just what the 00:30:31.840 --> 00:30:34.216 future of the site u may look like and 00:30:34.240 --> 00:30:37.240 um locals um talked about um expressed 00:30:38.080 --> 00:30:39.576 concerns about the loss of child care 00:30:39.600 --> 00:30:42.600 services but um encouraged us to look at 00:30:43.279 --> 00:30:45.655 um other options for reintroducing or 00:30:45.679 --> 00:30:47.496 retaining childare which we are doing 00:30:47.520 --> 00:30:50.520 through our um our kids strategy. Um um 00:30:51.679 --> 00:30:53.336 others have seen it as potential for 00:30:53.360 --> 00:30:56.360 perhaps um open space or such. But um 00:30:56.880 --> 00:30:59.880 council um have done um have done 00:31:01.760 --> 00:31:04.760 their review processes and um it 00:31:05.279 --> 00:31:07.976 is recommended to sell the property um 00:31:08.000 --> 00:31:11.000 and to ensure um this is a very 00:31:11.760 --> 00:31:13.736 transparent process. So we'd be going 00:31:13.760 --> 00:31:16.760 back out um um to be um back out to the 00:31:18.399 --> 00:31:21.399 community about this process. So um 00:31:21.679 --> 00:31:24.679 yeah um being um um being already um um 00:31:27.919 --> 00:31:29.496 we've already um gone through the 00:31:29.520 --> 00:31:31.336 process um yeah I'm happy to support 00:31:31.360 --> 00:31:33.255 this devestment. 00:31:33.279 --> 00:31:35.176 Thank you councelor Chry Councelor Stew. 00:31:35.200 --> 00:31:37.576 thanks Mayor. This is a site that um 00:31:37.600 --> 00:31:39.895 as the Deputy Mayor has said is 00:31:39.919 --> 00:31:42.296 surplus to our needs. The site is too 00:31:42.320 --> 00:31:44.296 small for an early learning center a 00:31:44.320 --> 00:31:46.056 contemporary standard one. Um, it's in 00:31:46.080 --> 00:31:48.296 the middle of a a very tight residential 00:31:48.320 --> 00:31:50.696 area, very highly populated, population 00:31:50.720 --> 00:31:52.696 is increasing. It is going to be 00:31:52.720 --> 00:31:54.775 continually to get congested. It's not 00:31:54.799 --> 00:31:56.456 an ideal site for an early learning 00:31:56.480 --> 00:31:58.135 center or any really community facility 00:31:58.159 --> 00:32:00.375 as such. Um, we're looking at other 00:32:00.399 --> 00:32:02.775 options. We've had conversations with 00:32:02.799 --> 00:32:05.336 Windsor Childcare Center as well. Um, 00:32:05.360 --> 00:32:07.976 and also looking at other sites included 00:32:08.000 --> 00:32:10.056 um in the Western municipality. So this 00:32:10.080 --> 00:32:12.135 is service to our needs and we will 00:32:12.159 --> 00:32:13.895 hopefully sell the site and that revenue 00:32:13.919 --> 00:32:16.216 will go into the redevelopment of a 00:32:16.240 --> 00:32:17.816 future facility at the western end of 00:32:17.840 --> 00:32:20.135 Stonyington. So I commend the report to 00:32:20.159 --> 00:32:22.296 the office for thank the officers and 00:32:22.320 --> 00:32:23.576 commend the report to my fellow 00:32:23.600 --> 00:32:24.375 councils. 00:32:24.399 --> 00:32:26.216 Thank you council. Are there any other 00:32:26.240 --> 00:32:28.296 speakers to the motion? Council member 00:32:28.320 --> 00:32:30.696 just to say briefly um it's positive to 00:32:30.720 --> 00:32:33.720 read um so many people in the feedback 00:32:33.840 --> 00:32:36.135 um to this process expressing their 00:32:36.159 --> 00:32:39.159 support for public um early learning 00:32:39.679 --> 00:32:42.535 um and child care in the Windsor area. 00:32:42.559 --> 00:32:44.535 Um and it is really important to 00:32:44.559 --> 00:32:47.255 understand through this um notion that 00:32:47.279 --> 00:32:49.015 you know the prescriptions around what 00:32:49.039 --> 00:32:52.039 is required um for fifth purpose child 00:32:52.080 --> 00:32:54.696 care um and early learning um in the 00:32:54.720 --> 00:32:57.720 modern day um are extremely specific um 00:32:58.080 --> 00:33:00.535 and this land just simply as councelor 00:33:00.559 --> 00:33:03.096 Stefanopoulos and councelor Chow Chowing have 00:33:03.120 --> 00:33:05.576 both highlighted um is simply not fit 00:33:05.600 --> 00:33:07.655 for purpose um for an early learning 00:33:07.679 --> 00:33:10.679 center um but that under item five um of 00:33:12.480 --> 00:33:15.480 this recommendation. Um we will hold 00:33:16.000 --> 00:33:18.696 any proceeds from um the sale of this 00:33:18.720 --> 00:33:21.015 property in council's future fund 00:33:21.039 --> 00:33:23.655 reserve specifically for future capital 00:33:23.679 --> 00:33:25.576 investment on community services 00:33:25.600 --> 00:33:27.976 infrastructure in the western end of the 00:33:28.000 --> 00:33:29.736 municipality. And so there is the 00:33:29.760 --> 00:33:32.456 ability for council to use um the funds 00:33:32.480 --> 00:33:34.216 that are required through the sale of 00:33:34.240 --> 00:33:36.216 this no longer fit for purpose 00:33:36.240 --> 00:33:39.240 infrastructure in order to acquire um or 00:33:40.159 --> 00:33:42.535 like create um fit for purpose 00:33:42.559 --> 00:33:44.936 infrastructure. Um and I was proud to 00:33:44.960 --> 00:33:47.416 stand with the Mayor last week um and 00:33:47.440 --> 00:33:49.816 with families and supporters um at 00:33:49.840 --> 00:33:52.296 Windsor Community Children's Center um 00:33:52.320 --> 00:33:54.375 to continue to affirm the council's 00:33:54.399 --> 00:33:57.399 support um for that public um children's 00:33:57.519 --> 00:34:00.456 center. in Windsor um as we continue 00:34:00.480 --> 00:34:02.135 to try and seek a positive outcome 00:34:02.159 --> 00:34:02.696 there. 00:34:02.720 --> 00:34:04.296 Yeah. Thank you councelor Hop. Other 00:34:04.320 --> 00:34:07.176 speakers to the motion council ch happy 00:34:07.200 --> 00:34:09.176 for me to put the motion. Yes. All those 00:34:09.200 --> 00:34:11.176 in favor that motion is carried 00:34:11.200 --> 00:34:12.855 unanimously. Thank you councilors. We 00:34:12.879 --> 00:34:14.615 now move to 8.2 public park and 00:34:14.639 --> 00:34:16.456 recreation zone updates plan scheme 00:34:16.480 --> 00:34:19.335 amendments C 339 stone move. Councelor 00:34:19.359 --> 00:34:21.815 Stefanopoulos seconded. 00:34:21.839 --> 00:34:22.936 Councelor Davis. Councelor 00:34:22.960 --> 00:34:23.736 Stefanopoulos. 00:34:23.760 --> 00:34:26.536 Thank you Mayor. Um if if I had my time 00:34:26.560 --> 00:34:28.296 again, I would have gone straight to the 00:34:28.320 --> 00:34:31.320 minister and asked him to intervene. Um 00:34:31.919 --> 00:34:33.655 her 00:34:33.679 --> 00:34:36.135 sorry before it didn't slip. Um I would 00:34:36.159 --> 00:34:37.895 have asked her to intervene and just 00:34:37.919 --> 00:34:40.216 approve this amendment process and I 00:34:40.240 --> 00:34:41.256 think we need to have that at the back 00:34:41.280 --> 00:34:43.976 of our our minds next time this um 00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:46.936 simple administrative um 00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:47.655 tidy up. 00:34:47.679 --> 00:34:50.456 Tidy up, thank you, is required. Um 00:34:50.480 --> 00:34:52.615 sadly though we've had two people who 00:34:52.639 --> 00:34:54.216 have objected and thus we are required 00:34:54.240 --> 00:34:56.855 of the legislation to to go to a 00:34:56.879 --> 00:34:59.256 panel even though we had asked the 00:34:59.280 --> 00:35:01.095 officers if that wasn't possible. It is 00:35:01.119 --> 00:35:03.176 required. So it is going to a panel. The 00:35:03.200 --> 00:35:05.016 good thing about this is that it sets in 00:35:05.040 --> 00:35:07.016 stone a number of properties already 00:35:07.040 --> 00:35:10.040 which have not been um argued about 00:35:10.079 --> 00:35:11.815 or disagreed by our community but they 00:35:11.839 --> 00:35:14.839 will be set in stone as a PPRZ and it's 00:35:14.960 --> 00:35:17.256 almost next to impossible for council to 00:35:17.280 --> 00:35:20.280 sell public open space. Um so it's great 00:35:20.400 --> 00:35:22.616 to see this happening and we will 00:35:22.640 --> 00:35:24.136 continue the process and we will have 00:35:24.160 --> 00:35:26.055 two sites coming back. One is Charles 00:35:26.079 --> 00:35:29.079 Street and the other one is um in the 00:35:29.359 --> 00:35:31.176 hij ward which my fellow council will 00:35:31.200 --> 00:35:32.856 speak about. 00:35:32.880 --> 00:35:34.616 Thank you councelor Stevens. Councelor 00:35:34.640 --> 00:35:35.335 Davis. 00:35:35.359 --> 00:35:38.359 Thank you m um yes the um no street 00:35:39.760 --> 00:35:42.760 section of this recommendation 00:35:43.599 --> 00:35:45.496 um is more important than a lot of 00:35:45.520 --> 00:35:47.815 people realize. I think it was um it's 00:35:47.839 --> 00:35:50.216 an unusual street. It's got 16 00:35:50.240 --> 00:35:53.240 magnificent oak trees on one side of Nox 00:35:53.920 --> 00:35:56.920 Street. Um and it was actually part of 00:35:59.119 --> 00:36:01.016 what was the Melbourne Golf Club, which 00:36:01.040 --> 00:36:03.575 is now the Royal Melbourne Golf Club. 00:36:03.599 --> 00:36:06.599 And it was um spearheaded or the 00:36:06.640 --> 00:36:08.776 formation of the club by a former 00:36:08.800 --> 00:36:11.736 Melbourne Councelor, William Knox. That 00:36:11.760 --> 00:36:13.496 was in the days when councilors had 00:36:13.520 --> 00:36:15.656 streets named up. those days are sadly 00:36:15.680 --> 00:36:16.776 old gone. 00:36:16.800 --> 00:36:17.736 Oh. 00:36:17.760 --> 00:36:20.760 Um so he was also later MLC in the 00:36:21.200 --> 00:36:23.416 Victorian government and he lived in his 00:36:23.440 --> 00:36:26.440 near his mansion ranch early and he um 00:36:27.520 --> 00:36:30.055 played an active role in this golf 00:36:30.079 --> 00:36:33.079 course. and the trees are believed to 00:36:34.400 --> 00:36:36.696 have been part of that original 00:36:36.720 --> 00:36:38.616 development according to our Sonington 00:36:38.640 --> 00:36:40.776 History Center. The reason we're 00:36:40.800 --> 00:36:42.296 concerned about it as stated in the 00:36:42.320 --> 00:36:45.256 report back in 2016, 00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:48.280 I was approached by the residents of 00:36:48.400 --> 00:36:51.400 Knox Street to help formulate make sure 00:36:52.000 --> 00:36:54.936 this particular area of land which was 00:36:54.960 --> 00:36:56.216 still in the name of the original 00:36:56.240 --> 00:36:58.616 developer going back to 1915 I think it 00:36:58.640 --> 00:37:00.856 was from memory. We needed to make some 00:37:00.880 --> 00:37:02.776 changes and it's taken this long. It's 00:37:02.800 --> 00:37:05.335 only 10 years and this I hope is the 00:37:05.359 --> 00:37:08.136 final step. Um I was in council at that 00:37:08.160 --> 00:37:11.160 time from 2016 2020 I then had a forced 00:37:11.200 --> 00:37:12.055 hiasis 00:37:12.079 --> 00:37:15.079 sympatically and I've come we've come 00:37:15.280 --> 00:37:18.280 back and um I must thank in her absence 00:37:19.040 --> 00:37:22.040 u analyta who was director of planning 00:37:23.680 --> 00:37:25.656 who actually helped move this along and 00:37:25.680 --> 00:37:27.896 I'm grateful for her advocacy in this 00:37:27.920 --> 00:37:30.920 role. So um I wish it had been done 00:37:32.720 --> 00:37:34.616 sooner. It's a shame that it's taken 00:37:34.640 --> 00:37:36.456 this long with all the bureaucratic 00:37:36.480 --> 00:37:39.480 steps we've had to to take, but um I 00:37:39.920 --> 00:37:41.736 sincerely hope that we get a prompt 00:37:41.760 --> 00:37:43.736 response to this. Thank you. 00:37:43.760 --> 00:37:45.176 Thank you, Councelor Davis. Other 00:37:45.200 --> 00:37:46.696 speakers, 00:37:46.720 --> 00:37:48.376 I remember councelor Davis, when you 00:37:48.400 --> 00:37:49.976 used to bring this to the table, so I 00:37:50.000 --> 00:37:51.176 was relieved when you came back to 00:37:51.200 --> 00:37:53.496 council cuz I knew you could finish 00:37:53.520 --> 00:37:54.776 finish something that you were very 00:37:54.800 --> 00:37:57.335 passionate about. So, I'll now put it 00:37:57.359 --> 00:37:59.496 to the vote. Councilor Stefanopoulos. 00:37:59.520 --> 00:38:01.416 All those in favor? That motion is 00:38:01.440 --> 00:38:02.616 carried unanimously. Thank you. 00:38:02.640 --> 00:38:05.095 Councilors, we now move to item 8.3, 00:38:05.119 --> 00:38:08.119 procurement policy 2025 to 2029. Do I 00:38:08.240 --> 00:38:11.240 have a move and second? 00:38:11.680 --> 00:38:14.680 Exciting staff procurement policy. 00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:16.216 So moved. 00:38:16.240 --> 00:38:18.616 All right. Seconded. Seconded for the 00:38:18.640 --> 00:38:20.136 purposes of debate. Over to you. 00:38:20.160 --> 00:38:21.575 I have nothing to say about the Mayor. 00:38:21.599 --> 00:38:22.936 The report speaks for itself. 00:38:22.960 --> 00:38:25.176 It does. So as a second, I'm not going 00:38:25.200 --> 00:38:28.136 to add anything unless council's wanted 00:38:28.160 --> 00:38:30.136 to say anything. 00:38:30.160 --> 00:38:32.456 Take Okay, councelor D. just think it 00:38:32.480 --> 00:38:34.856 might be wise to explain to you a 00:38:34.880 --> 00:38:36.616 gallery and perhaps at home and wonder 00:38:36.640 --> 00:38:39.640 what this is about. Um so um it's 00:38:41.440 --> 00:38:43.176 pleasure not that I like 00:38:43.200 --> 00:38:46.200 told you was exciting stuff here. 00:38:47.040 --> 00:38:50.040 So this is um a recommendation for um 00:38:51.200 --> 00:38:53.335 under the section 108 of the local 00:38:53.359 --> 00:38:55.496 government act for the council pair of 00:38:55.520 --> 00:38:58.216 compliant procurement policy and it 00:38:58.240 --> 00:39:00.856 updates the existing updated procurement 00:39:00.880 --> 00:39:03.095 policy and authorizes the CEO or the 00:39:03.119 --> 00:39:04.856 delegate to make minor amendments to the 00:39:04.880 --> 00:39:06.936 policy that do not materially alter its 00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:09.960 intent. So council last adopted this in 00:39:10.560 --> 00:39:12.776 December 21 and there is a requirement 00:39:12.800 --> 00:39:14.536 that the council review this policy at 00:39:14.560 --> 00:39:17.095 least once during the 4-year term and 00:39:17.119 --> 00:39:19.335 this policy is due for renew review and 00:39:19.359 --> 00:39:22.359 renewal before 31st of December 2025. I 00:39:23.040 --> 00:39:24.856 think that explains 00:39:24.880 --> 00:39:27.880 Thank you. Thank you council Davis. I'm 00:39:28.560 --> 00:39:31.560 sure everyone's excited by that. 00:39:32.000 --> 00:39:33.575 I think I know procurement is very 00:39:33.599 --> 00:39:34.216 important. 00:39:34.240 --> 00:39:35.896 It is very important. That's why I said 00:39:35.920 --> 00:39:37.335 we're excited. Yes. 00:39:37.359 --> 00:39:39.256 All right. Um so council 7 obviously 00:39:39.280 --> 00:39:40.936 happy for me for that motion. All those 00:39:40.960 --> 00:39:42.456 in favor that motion is carried 00:39:42.480 --> 00:39:44.296 unanimously. Thank you. 00:39:44.320 --> 00:39:47.320 council we moved to 8.4. Um T 2607 00:39:50.400 --> 00:39:52.296 infrastructure works the east tennis 00:39:52.320 --> 00:39:54.616 club. Do I have a mover? Councelor 00:39:54.640 --> 00:39:57.640 Plara. Second councelor Davis. 00:39:58.720 --> 00:40:01.256 Okay. All right. 00:40:01.280 --> 00:40:04.280 Try not to twist your arm here. Council. 00:40:04.720 --> 00:40:06.376 Thank you. I know this one is a bit of a 00:40:06.400 --> 00:40:08.136 long time coming. It's one of our 00:40:08.160 --> 00:40:10.296 wonderful tennis facilities in the 00:40:10.320 --> 00:40:12.055 eastern end of Stonnington with a very 00:40:12.079 --> 00:40:14.296 solid membership but also very tired 00:40:14.320 --> 00:40:17.176 facilities. Look, I think millions could 00:40:17.200 --> 00:40:19.496 be spent on this club, but we don't have 00:40:19.520 --> 00:40:21.016 that. We can't do that at the moment. 00:40:21.040 --> 00:40:22.936 And so we are starting with very 00:40:22.960 --> 00:40:25.960 critical works um including 00:40:26.640 --> 00:40:29.095 a filling in of a swimming pool. It's 00:40:29.119 --> 00:40:31.256 quite unusual that that this club has a 00:40:31.280 --> 00:40:33.736 swimming pool. It's not a lap pool. It's 00:40:33.760 --> 00:40:36.760 like a pool in someone's backyard. Um, I 00:40:36.800 --> 00:40:38.136 don't actually know the history about 00:40:38.160 --> 00:40:40.776 how that came about or who funded that 00:40:40.800 --> 00:40:43.256 or whatnot. It is not compliant. It 00:40:43.280 --> 00:40:44.856 hasn't been compliant for a really long 00:40:44.880 --> 00:40:47.176 time. So, I don't think it's been being 00:40:47.200 --> 00:40:49.016 used. I think the water has been emptied 00:40:49.040 --> 00:40:51.335 and it's just a wasted space. Um, but 00:40:51.359 --> 00:40:53.095 it's elevated where it is. It kind of 00:40:53.119 --> 00:40:55.736 adjoins the the club rooms and so part 00:40:55.760 --> 00:40:58.376 of the works is to get rid of the pool 00:40:58.400 --> 00:41:00.456 um and dress that area up in an 00:41:00.480 --> 00:41:03.016 inexpensive way. And it will be a nice 00:41:03.040 --> 00:41:05.575 viewpoint for at least courts 1, two, 00:41:05.599 --> 00:41:08.136 and three. The report says up to six, 00:41:08.160 --> 00:41:10.376 but you might have to look a little far 00:41:10.400 --> 00:41:12.776 in the courtroom to the club room to see 00:41:12.800 --> 00:41:14.696 the other three. Um, so at least the 00:41:14.720 --> 00:41:16.776 club will be able to have much nicer use 00:41:16.800 --> 00:41:19.800 of that space um rather than the eyesaw 00:41:20.160 --> 00:41:22.295 that is currently there. And then other 00:41:22.319 --> 00:41:24.936 works are to make the club or the 00:41:24.960 --> 00:41:27.960 areas around it disability accessible 00:41:28.319 --> 00:41:31.319 require um compliant. Um it it's it's 00:41:32.079 --> 00:41:34.216 just not good. It's really old. It's 00:41:34.240 --> 00:41:36.456 really outdated. You know, we probably 00:41:36.480 --> 00:41:38.616 needed to do these works a while ago. Um 00:41:38.640 --> 00:41:40.456 and the club has been incredibly 00:41:40.480 --> 00:41:43.016 patient. They lobbyed us really hard 00:41:43.040 --> 00:41:45.496 three maybe four years ago and we we did 00:41:45.520 --> 00:41:46.856 have some money on the budget that we 00:41:46.880 --> 00:41:48.696 had to sort of push out. So I thank the 00:41:48.720 --> 00:41:51.095 club for its patience. I know it wants 00:41:51.119 --> 00:41:52.776 us to do more, but this is a good place 00:41:52.800 --> 00:41:55.095 to start. Really, it's actually a second 00:41:55.119 --> 00:41:56.856 phase because we did redo all of the 00:41:56.880 --> 00:41:58.616 lighting there just a few years ago as 00:41:58.640 --> 00:42:00.936 well. So, we are getting there. Um, it's 00:42:00.960 --> 00:42:03.416 a it's a really loved gem in our City 00:42:03.440 --> 00:42:04.936 and I do look forward to going and 00:42:04.960 --> 00:42:06.536 seeing it once it's all done in that 00:42:06.560 --> 00:42:08.216 excellence. 00:42:08.240 --> 00:42:11.095 Thank you, Council Karis. Council Davis. 00:42:11.119 --> 00:42:13.016 Thank you, Mayor. , thank you, Council 00:42:13.040 --> 00:42:16.040 Karis. Um, you've said it all really. 00:42:16.079 --> 00:42:19.079 , all I wanted to do was to to state 00:42:19.599 --> 00:42:21.815 yes, it's been in existence since the 00:42:21.839 --> 00:42:24.536 late 1800s. So, I don't know how much 00:42:24.560 --> 00:42:26.616 work it's had on it over that period of 00:42:26.640 --> 00:42:29.640 time, but yes, it is in dire need of 00:42:29.760 --> 00:42:32.760 some renovation. When I my issue is when 00:42:32.880 --> 00:42:35.416 I first moved to Molvin East about 40 00:42:35.440 --> 00:42:38.440 years ago, I thought this M tennis club 00:42:38.560 --> 00:42:41.560 was a private club. it didn't seem to 00:42:41.920 --> 00:42:44.536 encourage um a lot of people to join it. 00:42:44.560 --> 00:42:46.136 And this is no secret because I've said 00:42:46.160 --> 00:42:49.160 this before. So now that it is being 00:42:49.200 --> 00:42:51.815 upgraded, I sincerely hope the club 00:42:51.839 --> 00:42:54.776 will warmly welcome as many members as 00:42:54.800 --> 00:42:57.800 it can to participate in a game of 00:42:58.560 --> 00:43:00.696 tennis. I think that probably sums it 00:43:00.720 --> 00:43:02.136 up. Thank you. 00:43:02.160 --> 00:43:04.136 Thank you, Council Davis. Other speakers 00:43:04.160 --> 00:43:06.856 motion. So just wanted to add I was 00:43:06.880 --> 00:43:08.376 really surprised to hear that they were 00:43:08.400 --> 00:43:11.400 approaching a thousand members. that 00:43:11.599 --> 00:43:14.599 really surprised me for a club that um 00:43:14.720 --> 00:43:16.936 as you said needs a huge amount of work. 00:43:16.960 --> 00:43:19.960 So yeah that was um news to me but um 00:43:21.520 --> 00:43:23.575 thank you councelor profile did you wish 00:43:23.599 --> 00:43:26.295 to respond all those in favor I'll 00:43:26.319 --> 00:43:27.815 put the motion all those in favor that 00:43:27.839 --> 00:43:29.496 motion is carried unanimously thank you 00:43:29.520 --> 00:43:31.976 council we now move to 8.5 blend all 00:43:32.000 --> 00:43:35.000 saints Molvin tennis club lease renewal 00:43:35.359 --> 00:43:36.936 do I have a mover so 00:43:36.960 --> 00:43:39.575 move seven second 00:43:39.599 --> 00:43:42.295 council council Stefanopoulos 00:43:42.319 --> 00:43:43.736 nothing much to say other than this is 00:43:43.760 --> 00:43:46.055 just a standard renewal with but we 00:43:46.079 --> 00:43:47.656 are applying by our new council 00:43:47.680 --> 00:43:50.295 community leasing and licensing policy. 00:43:50.319 --> 00:43:53.095 Um, so that we approved several months 00:43:53.119 --> 00:43:55.095 ago. So, this is one of I think the 00:43:55.119 --> 00:43:57.335 first ones that that is going through. 00:43:57.359 --> 00:43:58.856 I'm looking for an officer to nod 00:43:58.880 --> 00:44:01.256 furiously at me, but maybe not. But 00:44:01.280 --> 00:44:02.696 that's okay. 00:44:02.720 --> 00:44:04.295 I think there's some before it. 00:44:04.319 --> 00:44:05.496 Maybe 00:44:05.520 --> 00:44:05.976 that's okay. 00:44:06.000 --> 00:44:08.456 I'm still not getting a signal. 00:44:08.480 --> 00:44:11.176 Um, Council Clasarus the second. 00:44:11.200 --> 00:44:13.496 And any other speakers to the motion? 00:44:13.520 --> 00:44:15.256 All those in favor? That motion is 00:44:15.280 --> 00:44:16.616 carried. Thank you councelors. That 00:44:16.640 --> 00:44:18.536 would be unanimous. We now move to the 00:44:18.560 --> 00:44:20.536 8th July 8.6 the order and risk 00:44:20.560 --> 00:44:22.136 committee bianual report. Do I have a 00:44:22.160 --> 00:44:24.616 move and second? Councelor Humphre 00:44:24.640 --> 00:44:26.536 Councelor Davis as member of the audit 00:44:26.560 --> 00:44:28.696 committee. Councelor Humphre. 00:44:28.720 --> 00:44:31.720 thank you may um this is a standard 00:44:32.640 --> 00:44:35.640 procedural motion. The audit risk 00:44:36.319 --> 00:44:37.815 committee report has to come to us by 00:44:37.839 --> 00:44:40.376 annually. So twice a year. Um for those 00:44:40.400 --> 00:44:43.016 at home what they will see reading the 00:44:43.040 --> 00:44:45.095 report is the committee has turned over. 00:44:45.119 --> 00:44:47.416 We have three great new independent 00:44:47.440 --> 00:44:49.496 members. I would like to thank the 00:44:49.520 --> 00:44:52.055 tenure and the service of our outgoing 00:44:52.079 --> 00:44:54.536 members. Um particularly Bev who has 00:44:54.560 --> 00:44:56.376 been a chair for an extended period of 00:44:56.400 --> 00:44:59.256 time as well as David and Palabi. Thank 00:44:59.280 --> 00:45:01.656 you for your service to Stonnington. Um 00:45:01.680 --> 00:45:03.656 what residents will also see this report 00:45:03.680 --> 00:45:06.680 is a transition towards a higher risk um 00:45:09.040 --> 00:45:11.976 frameworks environment. the officers are 00:45:12.000 --> 00:45:13.736 starting to apply great lenses and also 00:45:13.760 --> 00:45:16.055 operational capability to really start 00:45:16.079 --> 00:45:17.896 identifying and addressing risks before 00:45:17.920 --> 00:45:20.055 they do occur and become problems for 00:45:20.079 --> 00:45:21.575 the City. So, I'd like to commend all 00:45:21.599 --> 00:45:22.616 the staff. 00:45:22.640 --> 00:45:24.136 Thank you, Council Humphre. Councelor 00:45:24.160 --> 00:45:24.536 Davis. 00:45:24.560 --> 00:45:26.055 Well, there's not really much to add to 00:45:26.079 --> 00:45:28.055 that except that councelor Humphre and I 00:45:28.079 --> 00:45:29.736 have been members of the audit 00:45:29.760 --> 00:45:31.416 committee. This is our second year in a 00:45:31.440 --> 00:45:33.496 row and people surprised to say how much 00:45:33.520 --> 00:45:36.520 we enjoy it, but we do um do enjoy the 00:45:36.800 --> 00:45:38.376 opportunity to find out what's going on 00:45:38.400 --> 00:45:41.400 in more depth and um greatly 00:45:41.440 --> 00:45:44.440 appreciate the the new um auditors um 00:45:44.880 --> 00:45:47.880 independent members who are very 00:45:48.160 --> 00:45:50.616 impressive and have well credentialed 00:45:50.640 --> 00:45:53.416 and safe to say we'll be looking 00:45:53.440 --> 00:45:55.176 after your interests as rate payers on 00:45:55.200 --> 00:45:56.856 this committee. Thank you. 00:45:56.880 --> 00:45:58.856 We're very well represented. Thank you. 00:45:58.880 --> 00:46:01.880 Um any other speakers to the motion? I 00:46:02.720 --> 00:46:04.696 think it all those in favor. That 00:46:04.720 --> 00:46:06.295 motion's carried unanimously. Thank you. 00:46:06.319 --> 00:46:08.936 Passes. Well, that concludes our um 00:46:08.960 --> 00:46:11.016 general business. We now move to that 00:46:11.040 --> 00:46:12.616 was listed on the agenda. We now move to 00:46:12.640 --> 00:46:14.136 correspondence. Other is there any 00:46:14.160 --> 00:46:15.496 correspondence to table this evening? 00:46:15.520 --> 00:46:17.896 Councilors. There being none tableabling 00:46:17.920 --> 00:46:19.335 of petitions and joint letters. And I 00:46:19.359 --> 00:46:21.575 have here councelor Humphre has multiple 00:46:21.599 --> 00:46:23.335 in brackets. Unknown number. 00:46:23.359 --> 00:46:25.416 Oh, unknown number. No, unfortunately 00:46:25.440 --> 00:46:27.815 despite the big drum roll there. The 00:46:27.839 --> 00:46:30.136 second one didn't come in on time. Um, 00:46:30.160 --> 00:46:31.656 so we'll have another one in the new 00:46:31.680 --> 00:46:33.896 year. Um, as what is now becoming a 00:46:33.920 --> 00:46:35.256 tradition, I would like to table a 00:46:35.280 --> 00:46:37.656 petition. This one is in regard to the 00:46:37.680 --> 00:46:39.496 traffic conditions on Chihuahua Avenue 00:46:39.520 --> 00:46:40.776 within Trek. Okay. 00:46:40.800 --> 00:46:42.936 Specifically looking at the treatment as 00:46:42.960 --> 00:46:44.856 well as speed reducing and traffic 00:46:44.880 --> 00:46:46.616 reducing. 00:46:46.640 --> 00:46:49.640 It has five signatures. 00:46:50.240 --> 00:46:50.616 Yes. 00:46:50.640 --> 00:46:52.295 Thank you. I would hand that over. Thank 00:46:52.319 --> 00:46:55.016 you. Um, can I have a mover and a 00:46:55.040 --> 00:46:57.496 signature to adopt that petition? I'm 00:46:57.520 --> 00:46:58.936 noting that it's just adopting the 00:46:58.960 --> 00:47:00.376 position not forming a position on the 00:47:00.400 --> 00:47:02.456 matter. Although sorry moved. Who'd like 00:47:02.480 --> 00:47:03.976 to move to adopt a move? Do I have a 00:47:04.000 --> 00:47:06.536 second? Councelor Casares. all those 00:47:06.560 --> 00:47:08.295 in favor adopted that petition. Thank 00:47:08.319 --> 00:47:09.656 you. That's unanimous. Thank you 00:47:09.680 --> 00:47:12.616 councilors. Councilors we now move to 00:47:12.640 --> 00:47:15.256 our notices of motion. So we have one 00:47:15.280 --> 00:47:16.856 notice of motion this evening. Notice of 00:47:16.880 --> 00:47:19.496 motion number five for 2025 Hunt Road 00:47:19.520 --> 00:47:22.216 Advocacy and our last one for the year. 00:47:22.240 --> 00:47:24.856 So um do I have a movement for that 00:47:24.880 --> 00:47:26.295 notice of motion council Hely? And 00:47:26.319 --> 00:47:28.936 over the second day, councelor um 00:47:28.960 --> 00:47:31.416 Hopper, I just had a momentary laugh 00:47:31.440 --> 00:47:33.656 Christmas Christmas time. So um 00:47:33.680 --> 00:47:34.696 councelor, 00:47:34.720 --> 00:47:37.720 thank you. Um so be for 70 years the 00:47:38.000 --> 00:47:40.055 east side of Hunt Road has been treated 00:47:40.079 --> 00:47:43.079 like a waiting room. We drive past it 00:47:43.119 --> 00:47:44.856 nearly every day. We walk past it. We 00:47:44.880 --> 00:47:46.936 see empty blocks, decaying heritage 00:47:46.960 --> 00:47:49.256 homes, and the neglected land that's 00:47:49.280 --> 00:47:51.335 owned by the state government. Um and 00:47:51.359 --> 00:47:54.359 this is the public acquisition overlay. 00:47:55.520 --> 00:47:58.520 Um, it's a planning rule from 1954 00:47:59.760 --> 00:48:02.760 which was designed for a 1950s idea of a 00:48:03.680 --> 00:48:06.295 mega highway which quite frankly belongs 00:48:06.319 --> 00:48:08.936 in the past. For seven decades, this 00:48:08.960 --> 00:48:11.416 overlay has acted like a do not touch 00:48:11.440 --> 00:48:13.656 sign on our neighborhood and it has 00:48:13.680 --> 00:48:15.896 frozen time preventing property owners 00:48:15.920 --> 00:48:18.376 from fixing their homes and stopping our 00:48:18.400 --> 00:48:20.616 community from um from healing the scar 00:48:20.640 --> 00:48:23.095 that's running through South Korean and 00:48:23.119 --> 00:48:25.416 winter. And tonight we are asking 00:48:25.440 --> 00:48:27.496 council to advocate to the state 00:48:27.520 --> 00:48:30.520 government to end this limbo. We know 00:48:30.720 --> 00:48:33.720 that in 2016 an independent advisory 00:48:33.760 --> 00:48:36.760 committee the independent umpire looked 00:48:36.880 --> 00:48:39.335 at this in detail. They told government 00:48:39.359 --> 00:48:41.496 quite explicitly you do not need all 00:48:41.520 --> 00:48:44.376 this land. and they recommended modified 00:48:44.400 --> 00:48:46.936 concept five which in plain English 00:48:46.960 --> 00:48:49.736 means that to widen at the intersections 00:48:49.760 --> 00:48:50.936 where there are bottlenecks where 00:48:50.960 --> 00:48:53.256 bottlenecks actually are but to keep the 00:48:53.280 --> 00:48:55.256 road at four lanes in the middle. They 00:48:55.280 --> 00:48:57.656 found that a massive six lane highway 00:48:57.680 --> 00:48:59.976 wasn't justified and that we could lift 00:49:00.000 --> 00:49:02.696 this curse from 81 properties 00:49:02.720 --> 00:49:05.416 immediately. The ministry at the time 00:49:05.440 --> 00:49:07.656 rejected that advice and they chose to 00:49:07.680 --> 00:49:10.680 keep the overlay just in case. Well, 00:49:11.200 --> 00:49:13.416 just in case isn't good enough anymore. 00:49:13.440 --> 00:49:14.936 Not when we're in the middle of a 00:49:14.960 --> 00:49:17.496 housing crisis. And right now, the state 00:49:17.520 --> 00:49:19.815 government has set a target. They want 00:49:19.839 --> 00:49:22.839 83% more homes here by 2015. They're 00:49:22.960 --> 00:49:25.416 drafting activity center plans. And 00:49:25.440 --> 00:49:26.936 council Hoffer and I saw this going, 00:49:26.960 --> 00:49:28.776 "Oh, that's right down where Punt Road 00:49:28.800 --> 00:49:30.936 is, right through South Yaka and 00:49:30.960 --> 00:49:33.960 Windsor, um zoning us for higher density 00:49:34.000 --> 00:49:36.376 living." Yet sitting right there is 00:49:36.400 --> 00:49:39.400 approximately a 100,000 square meters of 00:49:40.000 --> 00:49:43.000 land locked up by the zombie overlay 00:49:43.040 --> 00:49:45.656 which is owned by the state. And we 00:49:45.680 --> 00:49:47.016 understand there's another probably 00:49:47.040 --> 00:49:48.936 10,000 square meters of privately owned 00:49:48.960 --> 00:49:51.736 land which is also being frozen in time. 00:49:51.760 --> 00:49:53.256 Estimates suggest that the land 00:49:53.280 --> 00:49:54.856 currently owned by the state government 00:49:54.880 --> 00:49:57.256 in Stonnington on this overlay is worth 00:49:57.280 --> 00:50:00.280 around $100 million. That's $100 million 00:50:01.359 --> 00:50:03.896 of taxpayer assets sitting idle and 00:50:03.920 --> 00:50:06.055 growing weeds. And I'm sure that the 00:50:06.079 --> 00:50:07.976 state government could find better use 00:50:08.000 --> 00:50:09.815 for those funds, whether it's investing 00:50:09.839 --> 00:50:12.456 in our local schools and hospitals or 00:50:12.480 --> 00:50:14.376 the actual transport infrastructure we 00:50:14.400 --> 00:50:16.776 need, rather than hoarding land for a 00:50:16.800 --> 00:50:19.016 road that they're never going to build. 00:50:19.040 --> 00:50:21.416 If we release this land, we could unlock 00:50:21.440 --> 00:50:23.736 more space for the hundreds of new homes 00:50:23.760 --> 00:50:26.136 right next to train stations, trams, and 00:50:26.160 --> 00:50:28.216 jobs. And we're asking the minister 00:50:28.240 --> 00:50:30.055 really to do two things. One is to be 00:50:30.079 --> 00:50:31.496 honest with us. If you're not going to 00:50:31.520 --> 00:50:33.656 build a six lane freeway and the traffic 00:50:33.680 --> 00:50:35.976 modeling says that you shouldn't, then 00:50:36.000 --> 00:50:38.535 remove the overlay. And the second is 00:50:38.559 --> 00:50:40.696 really to unlock the capital. Stop 00:50:40.720 --> 00:50:43.176 sitting on $100 million worth of lazy 00:50:43.200 --> 00:50:45.416 assets and use that land to help solve 00:50:45.440 --> 00:50:47.656 the high housing crisis that you have 00:50:47.680 --> 00:50:50.535 asked us to fix. May the state can't 00:50:50.559 --> 00:50:52.616 have it both ways. We can't have a 00:50:52.640 --> 00:50:54.696 government demanding aggressive housing 00:50:54.720 --> 00:50:57.720 growth while simultaneously hoarding the 00:50:58.079 --> 00:51:01.016 land best served to deliver it. This 00:51:01.040 --> 00:51:03.256 motion is about ending the uncertainty. 00:51:03.280 --> 00:51:05.335 It's about healing the blight. And it's 00:51:05.359 --> 00:51:07.335 about building a Stonnington that looks 00:51:07.359 --> 00:51:10.359 to the future, not one stuck in 1954. 00:51:12.240 --> 00:51:12.936 Thank you. 00:51:12.960 --> 00:51:14.535 Thank you, councelor Hilly. Council 00:51:14.559 --> 00:51:15.176 Hopper. 00:51:15.200 --> 00:51:16.936 Thank you. So look, just people who 00:51:16.960 --> 00:51:18.535 might be sitting at home and sort of 00:51:18.559 --> 00:51:20.055 thinking to themselves, how is the 00:51:20.079 --> 00:51:22.456 public acquisition overly work? There's 00:51:22.480 --> 00:51:23.896 it's not something that comes along 00:51:23.920 --> 00:51:25.896 every day. There's really two elements 00:51:25.920 --> 00:51:28.216 to this as um councelor Gilly has 00:51:28.240 --> 00:51:30.936 highlighted. Um there is land that you 00:51:30.960 --> 00:51:32.456 know after introducing the public 00:51:32.480 --> 00:51:35.016 acquisition overlay um state government 00:51:35.040 --> 00:51:37.496 at the time many many years ago um 00:51:37.520 --> 00:51:39.575 acquired um for their own purposes and 00:51:39.599 --> 00:51:41.896 that they own along the pump road um 00:51:41.920 --> 00:51:44.216 eastern side. Um and then there is also 00:51:44.240 --> 00:51:46.856 land that is privately held um by people 00:51:46.880 --> 00:51:48.616 who you know um purchased it at 00:51:48.640 --> 00:51:50.776 different points in time. Um some of 00:51:50.800 --> 00:51:52.776 whom are the fantastic advocates who 00:51:52.800 --> 00:51:55.335 make up the drop punt um group who have 00:51:55.359 --> 00:51:58.136 been advocating um on trying to lease up 00:51:58.160 --> 00:52:00.856 the public acquisition overlay um for 00:52:00.880 --> 00:52:03.176 many years. The impact of the public 00:52:03.200 --> 00:52:05.896 acquisition overlay is that it limits 00:52:05.920 --> 00:52:08.920 the ability of people to develop um land 00:52:09.040 --> 00:52:11.575 that is held um on Park Road. And 00:52:11.599 --> 00:52:13.335 there's actually um a very good example 00:52:13.359 --> 00:52:16.359 of this if people um enjoy the ABCTV 00:52:16.720 --> 00:52:19.720 program um Restoration Australia um 00:52:20.000 --> 00:52:22.535 actually of a young couple um who were 00:52:22.559 --> 00:52:24.936 keen to live in Stonnington as so many 00:52:24.960 --> 00:52:27.736 people are and who'd acquired um their 00:52:27.760 --> 00:52:30.760 dream home um in PR um and were doing it 00:52:31.599 --> 00:52:34.599 up but you know are under this risk um 00:52:34.880 --> 00:52:37.176 or this threat that potentially one day 00:52:37.200 --> 00:52:39.736 you know in the indeterminate future um 00:52:39.760 --> 00:52:41.656 their home could be acquired 00:52:41.680 --> 00:52:43.896 Um, and I've heard stories as well of 00:52:43.920 --> 00:52:45.976 people who've, you know, attempted to 00:52:46.000 --> 00:52:48.456 make um, adjustments to their existing 00:52:48.480 --> 00:52:50.295 properties, putting, you know, sheds in 00:52:50.319 --> 00:52:52.456 the back, for example, who've had to 00:52:52.480 --> 00:52:54.456 seek approval um, for things like that, 00:52:54.480 --> 00:52:56.616 which they don't always receive um, 00:52:56.640 --> 00:52:58.295 because it would be another thing to 00:52:58.319 --> 00:53:01.095 knock down in the event um, that one day 00:53:01.119 --> 00:53:03.815 um, that land was forcibly acquired. So 00:53:03.839 --> 00:53:06.839 it's really created a situation um where 00:53:07.359 --> 00:53:09.815 a part of our municipality that is so 00:53:09.839 --> 00:53:12.839 accessible to public transport to shops 00:53:13.440 --> 00:53:16.136 to schools um to all of the amenities 00:53:16.160 --> 00:53:18.535 that people want nearby um when they're 00:53:18.559 --> 00:53:21.559 choosing to live in South Yara or Ban or 00:53:21.680 --> 00:53:24.680 Windsor um is unable to be developed um 00:53:25.440 --> 00:53:28.376 and is unable to be made um fit for 00:53:28.400 --> 00:53:30.456 purpose for homes for families um and 00:53:30.480 --> 00:53:33.480 for professionals because of this um 00:53:34.079 --> 00:53:36.856 very ancient public acquisition overlay 00:53:36.880 --> 00:53:38.616 that you know successive governments 00:53:38.640 --> 00:53:40.616 like this is not a failure of one 00:53:40.640 --> 00:53:43.256 government on its own. Um successive 00:53:43.280 --> 00:53:44.936 governments you know regardless of their 00:53:44.960 --> 00:53:47.960 political strives over the course of 70 00:53:48.319 --> 00:53:51.319 years um have not dealt with. We've now 00:53:52.240 --> 00:53:54.216 seen the department of transport and 00:53:54.240 --> 00:53:56.376 planning have released the stage 2 00:53:56.400 --> 00:53:58.856 activity center program phase one. Um 00:53:58.880 --> 00:54:00.535 they've held initial information 00:54:00.559 --> 00:54:03.016 sessions um which um some of us 00:54:03.040 --> 00:54:05.016 including myself and councelor Haley 00:54:05.040 --> 00:54:07.656 attended um and they've released initial 00:54:07.680 --> 00:54:10.616 maps which show that the areas that 00:54:10.640 --> 00:54:12.456 they're considering for the activity 00:54:12.480 --> 00:54:15.480 centers for South Gar and Windsor train 00:54:15.920 --> 00:54:18.920 um stations go up to Punt Road. Um and 00:54:19.760 --> 00:54:21.416 so this part of Punt Road that we're 00:54:21.440 --> 00:54:24.136 talking about tonight um stands to be 00:54:24.160 --> 00:54:26.376 within um these activity centers that 00:54:26.400 --> 00:54:27.656 have been proposed by the state 00:54:27.680 --> 00:54:29.496 government. We've said repeatedly in 00:54:29.520 --> 00:54:32.136 this chamber um that Stonnington already 00:54:32.160 --> 00:54:35.016 has ambitious um plans and targets for 00:54:35.040 --> 00:54:36.776 development. In fact, our plans for 00:54:36.800 --> 00:54:39.016 development exceed um what the state 00:54:39.040 --> 00:54:41.016 government has put forward. And so 00:54:41.040 --> 00:54:41.976 so moved. 00:54:42.000 --> 00:54:44.776 Thank you. Um and so tonight is really 00:54:44.800 --> 00:54:47.656 just about, you know, continuing um to 00:54:47.680 --> 00:54:50.616 represent that desire to see more homes 00:54:50.640 --> 00:54:52.856 built in Stonnington close to public 00:54:52.880 --> 00:54:55.575 transport, close to amenity um and 00:54:55.599 --> 00:54:57.496 seeking to advocate over the course of 00:54:57.520 --> 00:54:59.815 the next year. Um that that be something 00:54:59.839 --> 00:55:02.136 that we're able to achieve on Park Road. 00:55:02.160 --> 00:55:04.616 Thank you, Council. Other speakers, 00:55:04.640 --> 00:55:05.656 Councilman Fre. 00:55:05.680 --> 00:55:08.295 Thank you, ma'am. Um the reason I I 00:55:08.319 --> 00:55:11.319 supported this motion um is simply 00:55:11.440 --> 00:55:14.295 because of the ongoing need for extra 00:55:14.319 --> 00:55:17.319 housing supply within our community. 00:55:17.599 --> 00:55:19.656 Um what is clear from the state 00:55:19.680 --> 00:55:21.416 government's plan is they're kind of 00:55:21.440 --> 00:55:23.416 asleep at the wheel, but they would 00:55:23.440 --> 00:55:24.535 assume that they're heading in a 00:55:24.559 --> 00:55:27.559 direction. Um we unfortunately see this 00:55:28.720 --> 00:55:31.720 ponchant to steam ahead with their plans 00:55:31.760 --> 00:55:34.760 at all costs. um Stonnington and the the 00:55:35.119 --> 00:55:37.176 fantastic planning team are now on an 00:55:37.200 --> 00:55:39.656 award-winning team for their activity 00:55:39.680 --> 00:55:42.456 center plan. That is still ignored by 00:55:42.480 --> 00:55:44.535 the state government. We have a higher 00:55:44.559 --> 00:55:47.559 housing target at 67,000 houses which is 00:55:48.720 --> 00:55:50.456 17,000 higher than the state 00:55:50.480 --> 00:55:52.136 government's one and that is still 00:55:52.160 --> 00:55:53.976 ignored. 00:55:54.000 --> 00:55:57.000 But it the route around Hunt Road also 00:55:58.559 --> 00:56:00.936 has the 58 tram on top of it which is 00:56:00.960 --> 00:56:02.456 the same tram that they're using the 00:56:02.480 --> 00:56:05.016 justification to plunk more skyscrapers 00:56:05.040 --> 00:56:08.040 in Turac which currently has one in two 00:56:08.319 --> 00:56:11.319 houses is an apartment. 00:56:12.240 --> 00:56:14.456 However, over the weekend I was thinking 00:56:14.480 --> 00:56:16.775 about what to talk about this and I 00:56:16.799 --> 00:56:18.376 thought well I'll flick on put on 00:56:18.400 --> 00:56:20.936 Netflix and there was Selling 00:56:20.960 --> 00:56:23.656 Manhattan which um is Ryan Sirant's 00:56:23.680 --> 00:56:25.736 journey to become the greatest broker in 00:56:25.760 --> 00:56:28.616 the world and throughout this he's been 00:56:28.640 --> 00:56:30.856 selling a lot of skyscrapers that are 00:56:30.880 --> 00:56:33.880 join are joing 00:56:39.359 --> 00:56:41.176 to push ahead with skyscrapers I could 00:56:41.200 --> 00:56:43.335 think of no better place to put a big 00:56:43.359 --> 00:56:45.575 row of skyscrapers right next to Forna 00:56:45.599 --> 00:56:48.535 Park. Everyone gets open space, the 00:56:48.559 --> 00:56:50.456 state government can have their ugly 00:56:50.480 --> 00:56:53.095 skyscrapers and everyone can live in 00:56:53.119 --> 00:56:54.775 harmony and we can have the right 00:56:54.799 --> 00:56:56.775 housing supply to meet the demands of 00:56:56.799 --> 00:56:58.936 our current society. 00:56:58.960 --> 00:57:00.456 Thank you, Council Humphre. Other 00:57:00.480 --> 00:57:02.055 speakers, 00:57:02.079 --> 00:57:04.055 Council Stefanopoulos, 00:57:04.079 --> 00:57:05.976 speak no I could say something, but I'm 00:57:06.000 --> 00:57:06.936 not going to. 00:57:06.960 --> 00:57:08.055 Safe for oxygen. 00:57:08.079 --> 00:57:11.079 Okay, fair enough. All right. there 00:57:11.680 --> 00:57:13.176 being no other speakers, councelor 00:57:13.200 --> 00:57:16.055 Hely, would you like to sum up for 00:57:16.079 --> 00:57:17.416 I think I just want to reiterate again 00:57:17.440 --> 00:57:20.136 that no land has been acquired in 00:57:20.160 --> 00:57:21.575 decades. So there was all the 00:57:21.599 --> 00:57:23.416 acquisition happened when they first did 00:57:23.440 --> 00:57:24.936 the overlay and nothing's happened 00:57:24.960 --> 00:57:27.960 since. So that means to me that they're 00:57:28.559 --> 00:57:30.055 not seriously going to do anything about 00:57:30.079 --> 00:57:31.976 it. So they're holding on to $100 00:57:32.000 --> 00:57:33.896 million in assets and just letting them 00:57:33.920 --> 00:57:35.496 rot. And this is not just the 00:57:35.520 --> 00:57:37.416 opportunity. The last point number seven 00:57:37.440 --> 00:57:39.656 there is it's the opportunity for houses 00:57:39.680 --> 00:57:42.295 but also for infrastructure which South 00:57:42.319 --> 00:57:44.535 Yara PR and Windsor also really really 00:57:44.559 --> 00:57:45.976 need as well as far as community 00:57:46.000 --> 00:57:47.896 infrastructure. So I think this is a 00:57:47.920 --> 00:57:49.496 really important opportunity that we 00:57:49.520 --> 00:57:52.055 advocate for on behalf of our residents 00:57:52.079 --> 00:57:54.775 um to help deliver the lifestyle 00:57:54.799 --> 00:57:56.535 outcomes that we want to see within this 00:57:56.559 --> 00:57:57.656 community. 00:57:57.680 --> 00:58:00.456 Thank you councelor Hilly. motion um in 00:58:00.480 --> 00:58:02.136 relation to the nong will now be put all 00:58:02.160 --> 00:58:05.160 those in favor. 00:58:05.760 --> 00:58:07.656 All those against. All right, that 00:58:07.680 --> 00:58:09.016 motion is carried and because it's 00:58:09.040 --> 00:58:11.256 unanimous, we do vote again. Council 00:58:11.280 --> 00:58:13.256 Humphre, Council Choudhury, Councelor Bell, 00:58:13.280 --> 00:58:14.856 Councelor Hely, Council Hopper, 00:58:14.880 --> 00:58:16.456 Council Pas, Councelor Davis, Councelor 00:58:16.480 --> 00:58:19.095 Se, Council Stefanopoulos. Anyway, the 00:58:19.119 --> 00:58:20.456 motion's carried. Thank you, councilors. 00:58:20.480 --> 00:58:23.256 We now move to item 12. Thank you for 00:58:23.280 --> 00:58:25.416 your attendance. Happy welcome to stay. 00:58:25.440 --> 00:58:28.440 Um, the real exciting stuff starts now. 00:58:28.640 --> 00:58:30.616 Thank you. You're going to leave this 00:58:30.640 --> 00:58:31.815 evening. All right. Thank you for 00:58:31.839 --> 00:58:34.216 joining us. 00:58:34.240 --> 00:58:35.976 Thank you for joining us. and happy 00:58:36.000 --> 00:58:37.416 Christmas, happy honeycomb, whatever 00:58:37.440 --> 00:58:39.016 you're celebrating. Pleasure having you 00:58:39.040 --> 00:58:40.696 here. 00:58:40.720 --> 00:58:42.936 We now move to council's 12 um reports 00:58:42.960 --> 00:58:44.616 by councilors. We have the following 00:58:44.640 --> 00:58:46.216 reports from committees to be presented 00:58:46.240 --> 00:58:47.815 tonight. Um the record of the council 00:58:47.839 --> 00:58:49.496 briefing held on the 8th of December 00:58:49.520 --> 00:58:52.136 2025. Are there any questions relation 00:58:52.160 --> 00:58:54.535 to that? Can I have a mover and a second 00:58:54.559 --> 00:58:57.335 to um Thank you. Move council on a 00:58:57.359 --> 00:59:00.359 second council chery. Any speakers? 00:59:01.119 --> 00:59:04.119 Is there all those in favor? 00:59:04.880 --> 00:59:07.656 Thank you councilors of adopting those 00:59:07.680 --> 00:59:10.680 um that report. Councilors, we now move 00:59:11.119 --> 00:59:14.119 to questions. No, we have a look. Um 00:59:17.200 --> 00:59:20.200 questions to council officers. 00:59:21.839 --> 00:59:23.656 Yes, questions to council officers. Are 00:59:23.680 --> 00:59:24.936 there any questions council office? 00:59:24.960 --> 00:59:26.055 Thank you, council. 00:59:26.079 --> 00:59:27.896 Thank you, Mayor. This is in relation to 00:59:27.920 --> 00:59:29.736 the Australia Day matters that are going 00:59:29.760 --> 00:59:31.176 on the town hall. So, this is a question 00:59:31.200 --> 00:59:33.656 for the CEO. Can CEO inform me as to 00:59:33.680 --> 00:59:35.976 when they will be going up and when they 00:59:36.000 --> 00:59:37.496 might be coming down? 00:59:37.520 --> 00:59:40.520 through May we from memory advised 00:59:40.720 --> 00:59:43.720 of the dates by email last week. So you 00:59:43.760 --> 00:59:45.736 might just refresh my memory. 00:59:45.760 --> 00:59:48.055 through you may don't think that 00:59:48.079 --> 00:59:50.696 was included in the email. However, um 00:59:50.720 --> 00:59:53.496 director being um able to provide more 00:59:53.520 --> 00:59:55.016 information but proposal is that they 00:59:55.040 --> 00:59:58.040 will go up with Australia Day being um 00:59:58.079 --> 01:00:00.936 the 26th Monday. They'll go up on the 01:00:00.960 --> 01:00:03.896 Friday beforehand being the 23rd and 01:00:03.920 --> 01:00:06.295 then come down either on the 27th or 01:00:06.319 --> 01:00:09.319 Tuesday or the 28th. 01:00:10.079 --> 01:00:13.079 Subsequent question. M um can does a CEO 01:00:13.920 --> 01:00:15.416 does an officer know when the Christmas 01:00:15.440 --> 01:00:18.440 banners are coming down. 01:00:19.119 --> 01:00:20.856 I don't personally 01:00:20.880 --> 01:00:23.880 can take that on notice. 01:00:25.040 --> 01:00:26.136 Sorry. 01:00:26.160 --> 01:00:27.095 8th of January. 01:00:27.119 --> 01:00:28.936 Thank you ma'am. So, we will be paying 01:00:28.960 --> 01:00:30.535 for Christmas banners to come down on 01:00:30.559 --> 01:00:31.736 the 8th of January, and then there'll be 01:00:31.760 --> 01:00:34.760 a hiatus that will pay again for another 01:00:35.040 --> 01:00:36.696 erection of banners on the town hall, 01:00:36.720 --> 01:00:38.295 Mr. CO, yes or no? 01:00:38.319 --> 01:00:40.295 Yes. Excuse me. 01:00:40.319 --> 01:00:41.736 Yes. Right. 01:00:41.760 --> 01:00:43.416 Thank you. Any other questions to off 01:00:43.440 --> 01:00:45.335 council officers? Thank you, councilors. 01:00:45.359 --> 01:00:47.256 Um any items of general business this 01:00:47.280 --> 01:00:47.736 evening? 01:00:47.760 --> 01:00:48.936 Yes, ma'am. 01:00:48.960 --> 01:00:50.775 Several Stefanopoulos. Several 01:00:50.799 --> 01:00:53.799 several. One is um from a um school 01:00:54.559 --> 01:00:56.936 representing Lorston with regards to 01:00:56.960 --> 01:00:59.736 Molvin Road, the speed along Molvin Road 01:00:59.760 --> 01:01:02.760 and this also relates to Lorto too 01:01:03.200 --> 01:01:06.200 where I would say that I work. Um and 01:01:06.400 --> 01:01:09.400 the the proposition is that the 40 km 01:01:10.799 --> 01:01:13.799 zone that ends near Mthura Road in South 01:01:14.880 --> 01:01:17.880 Yara be extended to way past Morrison to 01:01:19.280 --> 01:01:21.736 probably Vancouver Road. So I think this 01:01:21.760 --> 01:01:23.896 is an item that needs to be discussed. 01:01:23.920 --> 01:01:26.216 Um it is critical. There are thousands 01:01:26.240 --> 01:01:28.775 of students who are traversing Melbourne 01:01:28.799 --> 01:01:31.496 Road and we have a 40 km zone that sits 01:01:31.520 --> 01:01:33.976 there all day all night 01:01:34.000 --> 01:01:35.016 up to Chadzsworth Road 01:01:35.040 --> 01:01:37.335 up to Chadzsworth Road. So you can you 01:01:37.359 --> 01:01:39.736 have to drive 40ks an hour at 2 am in 01:01:39.760 --> 01:01:42.616 the morning when there's no one to mouse 01:01:42.640 --> 01:01:43.416 but 01:01:43.440 --> 01:01:45.896 during school timeur outside school 01:01:45.920 --> 01:01:47.416 times cuz there obviously school zones 01:01:47.440 --> 01:01:48.616 but you know during the day 01:01:48.640 --> 01:01:49.335 after 4:30 01:01:49.359 --> 01:01:52.359 on after 4:30 or between 9:30 and 2:30 01:01:53.680 --> 01:01:55.656 where there are still kids moving about 01:01:55.680 --> 01:01:57.656 you can go 60. 01:01:57.680 --> 01:02:00.136 So it that's quite ludicrous. So I do 01:02:00.160 --> 01:02:01.656 have a bit of correspondence. So I'm 01:02:01.680 --> 01:02:02.936 hoping that we can bring that up as an 01:02:02.960 --> 01:02:04.856 item for discussion in the f in new 01:02:04.880 --> 01:02:05.176 year. 01:02:05.200 --> 01:02:06.535 Yep. 01:02:06.559 --> 01:02:09.256 Second one relates to Gordon Grove, 01:02:09.280 --> 01:02:11.656 Melbourne. And I've had volumes of 01:02:11.680 --> 01:02:13.416 correspondence from residents with 01:02:13.440 --> 01:02:15.736 regards to people parking in their 01:02:15.760 --> 01:02:18.760 street. All the residents want is 2-hour 01:02:19.200 --> 01:02:21.416 parking and some permit parking. And we 01:02:21.440 --> 01:02:24.440 seem to be playing hard ball. And I find 01:02:25.280 --> 01:02:27.575 it really difficult that when residents 01:02:27.599 --> 01:02:29.815 are asked for restrictions in their own 01:02:29.839 --> 01:02:31.815 streets, we ask them to jump through 01:02:31.839 --> 01:02:34.775 multiple hoops. So, I'm hoping that we 01:02:34.799 --> 01:02:36.616 can action that sooner rather than 01:02:36.640 --> 01:02:37.736 later. The officers have been involved 01:02:37.760 --> 01:02:39.016 in this, but I'm just raising it at a 01:02:39.040 --> 01:02:40.456 council meeting cuz I'm sick and tired 01:02:40.480 --> 01:02:42.136 of actually seeing the correspondence 01:02:42.160 --> 01:02:43.736 and me getting more and more frustrated 01:02:43.760 --> 01:02:46.136 when the resident comes home and after 01:02:46.160 --> 01:02:48.696 shopping and cannot park in the street 01:02:48.720 --> 01:02:51.720 because of the bleed of the Glen Road 01:02:51.920 --> 01:02:53.496 activity center. This is in the 01:02:53.520 --> 01:02:55.896 evenings, not during the day. Evenings, 01:02:55.920 --> 01:02:58.920 the days are worse, too. three. 01:03:00.400 --> 01:03:03.400 Um another opposite issue which relates 01:03:03.599 --> 01:03:06.599 to um a tram stop in just east of Bright 01:03:07.440 --> 01:03:10.440 Street on Morgan Road where there are no 01:03:10.480 --> 01:03:13.176 restrictions and on multiple occasions I 01:03:13.200 --> 01:03:15.176 have reported vehicles parked in the 01:03:15.200 --> 01:03:18.200 tram stop and passengers 01:03:19.680 --> 01:03:22.680 and others having to circumn a car to 01:03:23.280 --> 01:03:25.575 get to a tram. Now anywhere else in the 01:03:25.599 --> 01:03:28.136 City mostly there's a no standing zone 01:03:28.160 --> 01:03:30.856 but the officers have decided to ask the 01:03:30.880 --> 01:03:33.736 state government to move something a 01:03:33.760 --> 01:03:35.896 sign when we could easily just install a 01:03:35.920 --> 01:03:38.376 no standing zone and help the people 01:03:38.400 --> 01:03:40.616 getting off and on the tram. So I'm 01:03:40.640 --> 01:03:42.775 asking the CEO look into this matter cuz 01:03:42.799 --> 01:03:44.376 it's been going around and around 01:03:44.400 --> 01:03:45.575 circles and by the time we hear 01:03:45.599 --> 01:03:47.656 something it'll be Christmas 2050 and 01:03:47.680 --> 01:03:49.416 I'll be dead most likely. 01:03:49.440 --> 01:03:50.295 Hopefully not. 01:03:50.319 --> 01:03:53.319 Hopefully not. Four. Last one. I've had 01:03:54.480 --> 01:03:56.216 residents in the men's development meet 01:03:56.240 --> 01:03:58.216 with me. Is there a time restriction? 01:03:58.240 --> 01:04:00.376 Yes. 01:04:00.400 --> 01:04:01.176 Keep talking. 01:04:01.200 --> 01:04:03.176 I've had res in the men's development 01:04:03.200 --> 01:04:06.200 asking about the garbage charge that's 01:04:06.240 --> 01:04:07.976 levied across the municipality to all 01:04:08.000 --> 01:04:09.896 residents. There's a levy. I forget what 01:04:09.920 --> 01:04:11.176 that is. It's about $300 something 01:04:11.200 --> 01:04:13.015 dollars. They are concerned that they 01:04:13.039 --> 01:04:15.656 are being overcharged for that. And I've 01:04:15.680 --> 01:04:18.535 explained that it is a um charge to 01:04:18.559 --> 01:04:20.696 apply municipalwide charge. And they're 01:04:20.720 --> 01:04:22.376 arguing that well the residents in Turk 01:04:22.400 --> 01:04:23.976 having who are living in multi-million 01:04:24.000 --> 01:04:25.256 dollar homes are paying the same amount 01:04:25.280 --> 01:04:27.176 as we're paying. And I said well maybe 01:04:27.200 --> 01:04:30.200 we should look into a differential rate 01:04:30.480 --> 01:04:33.256 for expensive properties as opposed to 01:04:33.280 --> 01:04:35.015 inexpensive properties because I think 01:04:35.039 --> 01:04:37.656 that this charge is a bit unfair that is 01:04:37.680 --> 01:04:40.456 being applied across municipalities. 01:04:40.480 --> 01:04:42.136 Thank you councelor Stefanopoulos. Any 01:04:42.160 --> 01:04:43.575 other items of journalism councelor 01:04:43.599 --> 01:04:44.376 Gilly? 01:04:44.400 --> 01:04:47.400 Um thank you. So, um, on the 3rd of 01:04:48.880 --> 01:04:51.880 December, um, at 10 to 1:00 p.m., um, 01:04:52.960 --> 01:04:54.936 Councelor Davis and I went to the 01:04:54.960 --> 01:04:57.256 neighborhood policing forum in, um, 01:04:57.280 --> 01:04:58.696 Melbourne. 01:04:58.720 --> 01:05:00.775 Um, 01:05:00.799 --> 01:05:02.696 I would say that not enough people knew 01:05:02.720 --> 01:05:03.575 about it. 01:05:03.599 --> 01:05:04.775 Um, all five of them. 01:05:04.799 --> 01:05:06.295 So, therefore, three, I think, three. 01:05:06.319 --> 01:05:08.136 Um, so therefore, not very many people 01:05:08.160 --> 01:05:10.456 came. And that's in huge contrast to 01:05:10.480 --> 01:05:13.480 what we saw at Pan. Um, so I I wonder 01:05:14.400 --> 01:05:16.456 whether or not we can work with 01:05:16.480 --> 01:05:19.480 officers, police and council officers to 01:05:19.599 --> 01:05:21.496 potentially make sure we can promote 01:05:21.520 --> 01:05:24.520 Barnes and Stonnington News. Um, 01:05:25.760 --> 01:05:27.496 other than that, the top things that 01:05:27.520 --> 01:05:29.575 came out for me was gosh, the police do 01:05:29.599 --> 01:05:32.055 a great job. Um, they're really amazing 01:05:32.079 --> 01:05:34.376 people. Um, but at the same time, we've 01:05:34.400 --> 01:05:37.015 got a 23% increase in total offenses 01:05:37.039 --> 01:05:40.039 this year um, for Stallington. Um, but 01:05:40.319 --> 01:05:41.815 coming out of that, a lot of it seems 01:05:41.839 --> 01:05:43.815 like a lot of crime things that we can 01:05:43.839 --> 01:05:46.055 do ourselves as far as taking care of. 01:05:46.079 --> 01:05:47.656 So, they talked about how most 01:05:47.680 --> 01:05:49.416 burglaries happen because people have 01:05:49.440 --> 01:05:50.936 left the doors unlocked and people are 01:05:50.960 --> 01:05:52.295 going through trying to find which door 01:05:52.319 --> 01:05:53.496 is unlocked and they've robbed that 01:05:53.520 --> 01:05:56.295 place. Um, so therefore that 9:00 p.m. 01:05:56.319 --> 01:05:57.736 lockdown routine, which I know we've 01:05:57.760 --> 01:06:00.616 talked about as a council, but also um 01:06:00.640 --> 01:06:02.136 making sure the boarding community knows 01:06:02.160 --> 01:06:04.616 about it. Um they really reiterated 01:06:04.640 --> 01:06:06.535 crime stoppers for any suspicious 01:06:06.559 --> 01:06:09.559 activity whether it's reporting might 01:06:09.599 --> 01:06:10.775 have a teenager in your street that's 01:06:10.799 --> 01:06:13.736 got a hoon car you can report them. If 01:06:13.760 --> 01:06:16.216 you're worried about a domestic violence 01:06:16.240 --> 01:06:18.055 potentially if it's a non-emergency down 01:06:18.079 --> 01:06:19.656 the road you're concerned about someone 01:06:19.680 --> 01:06:22.216 you can report that. Um you can report 01:06:22.240 --> 01:06:23.976 welfare concerns. You know it really 01:06:24.000 --> 01:06:26.936 helps police build a picture of of of 01:06:26.960 --> 01:06:28.616 what of intelligence patterns that they 01:06:28.640 --> 01:06:30.216 can then enact on. So, they're really 01:06:30.240 --> 01:06:32.216 reiterating the desire for community to 01:06:32.240 --> 01:06:35.240 do that. And lastly, that um we sort of 01:06:35.359 --> 01:06:37.416 discussed about how street WhatsApp 01:06:37.440 --> 01:06:39.656 groups have become the new de facto 01:06:39.680 --> 01:06:42.680 neighborhood watch. Um and they're great 01:06:42.960 --> 01:06:44.376 um and the police should really think 01:06:44.400 --> 01:06:46.136 about that as an opportunity for them to 01:06:46.160 --> 01:06:49.160 to um leverage in some way, but they're 01:06:49.440 --> 01:06:52.055 not a substitute for reporting. So, 01:06:52.079 --> 01:06:53.656 really the police are again reiterating 01:06:53.680 --> 01:06:55.095 that you you still need to tell the 01:06:55.119 --> 01:06:57.256 police, tell the police first and then 01:06:57.280 --> 01:07:00.280 tell the group chat. Um but ultimately 01:07:01.280 --> 01:07:02.696 looking after your neighbors and looking 01:07:02.720 --> 01:07:04.136 after your community is the best defense 01:07:04.160 --> 01:07:06.696 that we have as as a as a group. Thank 01:07:06.720 --> 01:07:07.256 you. 01:07:07.280 --> 01:07:08.456 Thank you councelor Hilly for that 01:07:08.480 --> 01:07:10.856 update. any other items of general 01:07:10.880 --> 01:07:13.095 business this evening? Councelor Hopper. 01:07:13.119 --> 01:07:16.119 Thank you. Um, pursuant to the Municipal 01:07:17.119 --> 01:07:19.656 Association of Victoria's guidelines for 01:07:19.680 --> 01:07:21.496 candeors 01:07:21.520 --> 01:07:24.456 in state or federal elections, um, I 01:07:24.480 --> 01:07:27.256 wish to advise the community um that I 01:07:27.280 --> 01:07:30.280 have notified the CEO and councilors 01:07:31.200 --> 01:07:33.015 um that I have been pre-selected as 01:07:33.039 --> 01:07:34.856 Labour's candidate for state seat of 01:07:34.880 --> 01:07:37.880 Graham in the 2026 state election. Um, 01:07:38.400 --> 01:07:40.456 and it's an incredible honor and 01:07:40.480 --> 01:07:42.456 privilege to represent the community 01:07:42.480 --> 01:07:44.856 of Kona Ward. Um, and it would be an 01:07:44.880 --> 01:07:46.616 honor and a privilege to represent this 01:07:46.640 --> 01:07:48.856 community in any way they see fit. 01:07:48.880 --> 01:07:51.015 Um, congratulations, Council Hopper, and 01:07:51.039 --> 01:07:52.616 good luck. Thank you for letting us 01:07:52.640 --> 01:07:54.936 know. , any other items of general 01:07:54.960 --> 01:07:57.960 business this evening? 01:07:58.720 --> 01:08:01.416 No. There being none councilors, um, 01:08:01.440 --> 01:08:02.856 there's no confidential business to 01:08:02.880 --> 01:08:05.256 discuss at tonight's meeting. So, I now 01:08:05.280 --> 01:08:07.976 formally declare this council meeting 01:08:08.000 --> 01:08:11.000 closed at 8:08 p.m. , and thank you to 01:08:12.559 --> 01:08:13.976 everybody in attendance tonight, both 01:08:14.000 --> 01:08:15.896 online and in the gallery. And wishing 01:08:15.920 --> 01:08:18.856 everyone a safe, happy Christmas, happy 01:08:18.880 --> 01:08:20.536 Hanukkah, whatever you celebrate, and 01:08:20.560 --> 01:08:21.976 look forward to seeing you all in the 01:08:22.000 --> 01:08:23.416 new year. Thank you very much. 01:08:23.440 --> 01:08:26.440 Thank you, M.