City of Melton

Our answer is actually to create a society that's based on empathy and compassion, to build homes and put people in them, to provide services for people, to give young people spaces to have fun.

In the city of Melton, there's one pool per 50,000 people.

Like how the fuck are people supposed to live happy and healthy lives? Then you add on to that the fact that people are struggling.

There was an article in Red Flag the other day to put your kid through footy, like local footy, $4,500 over the course of the year.

This one was slightly a little bit different, and something that I hope to run more of in the future, but it is called Building Your Resilience Toolkit.

So this one was based at Melton City Council down here in Victoria, and it was at the Women's Youth Leadership Summit, which was really fun.

So they had, think they had eight or six weeks of different speakers, so Women in Wildlife happened to be one of them, which was really cool.

So I went over there, and it was about an hour and a half, and I just chatted about, uh, my career in particular and how, which is very topical for this podcast, but how it's, uh, not as linear as I, I guess, I hoped it would be, and how everything that I've gone through, and, like, things that I've, um, [lips smack] like, different jobs I've had or not gotten has led me to where I am today.

... just hearing all their inspiring stories and how, I guess, passionate and, um, driven they are as, as, like, such young females.

And it just so ex- makes me so excited to see what the future's gonna be like in this space, especially for, I guess, yeah, the women in the wildlife industry.

Uh, but yeah, it was really, really nice, and I am so grateful that, yeah, Melton City Council gave us a go to-

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Affected drivers can expect to receive between $30 and $60 in compensation, with Surf Coast Shire establishing a dedicated claim website early next month.

In a bid to support rapid population growth, Melton City Council is urging political parties to fund a complete upgrade and duplication of Taylors Road all the way to Leakes Road.

While the state government has recently pledged $170 million to duplicate a stretch in neighbouring city of Brimbank, Melton Mayor Lara Carley says the full corridor upgrade is crucial to relieve severe traffic congestion and improve safety.

And Maribyrnong City Council says it's fast-tracking strategic planning for Tottenham and West Footscray to safeguard local amenities and manage industrial development, including new data centres.

The initiative will guide future transport, freight and open space improvements while bolstering the council's advocacy for multi-million dollar government infrastructure funding.

The council could not have murdered a family pet by mistake.

And it turns out, as Shafika rightly articulated very well, to be honest, we do have a statement from the Melton City Council.

And firstly, I'd like to say thank you for getting back to us within the time of the program and for such a detailed statement.

But if I was Shafika and her family, one might suggest they need a lawyer.

So this is what the Melton City Council has said.

They said...

Melton City Council is deeply sorry for the recent situation in which a cat was mistakenly euthanised after being taken to the pound by council rangers.

We acknowledge that an error occurred in our procedures and that this should never have happened.