Wednesday, 7 February 2024

South-Eastern Metropolitan Region

David LIMBRICK (South-Eastern Metropolitan) (12:50): (639) My question is for the Minister for Local Government. It was almost a year ago that I previously raised the matter of Casey City Council meeting times, and I thank Minister Horne for following up in writing to the chair of the administrators at the City of Casey to highlight the concerns of residents unable to access meetings. In an article published in the Cranbourne Star News last year, staff at the council stated that the meeting times could not change until 2024, but earlier this year the administrators resolved to keep the meeting time at 4 pm. This was despite a paper petition with nearly 250 signatures being presented to council by local resident Stephen Matulec and no other metropolitan council having meeting hours during business hours. So once again I am asking the Minister for Local Government what can be done to ensure that Casey residents have adequate access to local government meetings.