August 20, 2013
Racecourse Trustees
Posted by gleneira under Caulfield Racecourse/C60, Councillor Performance, GE Governance[8] Comments
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August 20, 2013 at 10:44 AM
At last a Councillor has the guts’ to formally request an investigation into this secret club.
August 20, 2013 at 10:57 AM
Methinks you are missing the point entirely. The role and performance evaluation of the trustees shouldn’t rely on individual councillors writing off to ministers and the auditor general. We’ve now had Magee and Delahunty doing so. Magee hasn’t had a reply and the same will happen with Delahunty’s epistle. What should have happened years ago and should still happen is that Council takes up the challenge and not individuals. Of course with such pro mrc/trustee devotees on council that won’t happen.
Delahunty is quoted as saying that addressing trustees is of significance to the community. Reading this I admit to having a little smirk since the ability of residents to address council on agenda items would not be far off what happens at the trustee meetings. Delahunty would do a lot better to address the ills within her own backyard than worry about political point scoring at election time. Fix what’s wrong in Glen Eira Council and then there could be major movement on what’s wrong with the mrc and trustees.
August 20, 2013 at 11:16 AM
Council performance on the C60 and the racecourse is awful. They’ve only come out as a council when its to late. They could have done so much but that would have annoyed their friends in the mrc and the libs so they’ve done nothing except sell the community and residents short. Council trustees should resign in protest now. They’ve achieved nothing and can’t even get the mrc or trustees to stick to the agreement so there’s no great loss in them not being on the board. It would be the most telling thing they could do and would really say how council feels.
August 20, 2013 at 10:48 AM
Whatever came of Magee’s letter to the Premier last year?
August 20, 2013 at 3:23 PM
I would agree with some of the comments that writing individual councillor letters is ineffective and a waste of time. Neither Liberal or Labor past governments have done anything to redress the lack of governance that envelops both the MRC and the Trustees. Racing is the sacred cow that cannot be touched by individuals and governments have demonstrated that they lack the will to do anything about the structure and governance of these bodies.
I would hope that Delahunty’s letter goes much further than simply requesting access for residents. Leases, minutes, conflicts of interest are the central concern. Whether or not residents are able to attend these meetings palls into insignificance in the face of these matters. What most residents would want is a full enquiry that extends to the role that government, council administration and certain councillors played in granting the C60 and the sham that is now the centre of the racecourse.
August 20, 2013 at 3:50 PM
This is a fascinating development given how both Laberal and Brown parties have dodged issues of governance of this valuable public Crown land. AGD hopefully can and will answer:
• What set of rules the Trustees currently think applies to their governance.
• What set of rules the Trustees actually apply.
• What set of rules the AGD believes are appropriate.
• Whether the Committee of Management Guidelines apply and/or should apply.
• What changes in culture are required to bring the Trust into line with contemporary community standards.
• How the gap between policy and practice can be closed—accountability, public scrutiny, whatever.
Maybe we’ll find out in a year or two, depending on the outcome of the next State election. In the meantime there’s a risk of retribution.
August 20, 2013 at 11:14 PM
Councillor Magee hit a wall re the racecourse and got ousted, now we’ll see if Councillor Delahunty can knock over this wall of silence and get some answers. Where are you Councillors Pilling and Souness?
August 21, 2013 at 10:50 AM
Delahuntly has no interest in our Municipality. This is all about profile for a shot at the big time.What about employment associated with the Racecourse and the greater interest of one of Victoria’s largest Industries.