Seems we still have the Revolving Door spectacle of councillors zipping in and out of Assembly meetings according to the Agenda items for the November 3rd council meeting. And again of note, the practically non-existent declarations of ‘conflict of interest’. Those bladders must sure be getting a working over!!!

Also of note is the fact that the Pools Steering Committee now also comes under the category of ‘Assembly of Councillors’ and according to the Local Government Act, all that has to be recorded is those present, general topics of discussion, and any conflicts of interests. Need we spell it out, that this is of course what is revealed here, rather than the more expansive ‘minutes’ that would let the community know a little more of what was going on!

As to the C60, still to make an appearance! However, Penhalluriack’s recent request for a report regarding meetings between council and the MRC has been tabled. Readers should be filled with absolute confidence when they peruse the following paragraph taken from this ‘report’ – “If Council wants staff of the Planning Office to attempt to identify the dates of meetings, that would involve time which would otherwise be spent addressing planning applications, amendments or appeals and it would be appreciated if Council would specifically direct that activity if it wishes”. Testy, aren’t we? Gosh, recording dates is really a tough ask. As for actual ‘minutes’, oh well ……….

Another feature is a 5 storey application  – again in Elsternwick. Guess we could start thinking about renaming the suburb to reflect the new ambience of high rise?

There’s plenty more which we will report on in due course.