Post #14 – By Rusty >Why coal fired power stations don’t work so well when they are old Posted by jgreen on October 18, 2017 The ageing of coal fired power stations is currently in the news with the likely shutdown on Liddell Power Station in 2022. But industrial plants and utilities shutting due to […]
Post No 12 – By Rusty GGCC Councillors: Fight for Our Library GRLC: Library – service delivery At the Mitchells Front Page forums on Pulse 94.7FM (Kardinia Ward 10/10/17) a question was posed on the library; Do you support the dismantling of the Geelong Regional Library Corporation being the provider of Library services to Geelong […]
Post No 11 – By Rusty CoGG – Candidates Training Leading up to the Councillor Election of 28 October 2017 potential candidates attended a whole series of seminars. I did not attend all of the sessions as several were repeats. I did however attend all of the seminars run by the various groups. The […]
Post No 10 – By Rusty Surf Coast Shire – Council Meetings Summary At just the time GGCC is bringing back a democratically elected Council they are also limiting the public’s access to engagement and information flow. The Surf Coast Shire has an open informal chat prior to the council meeting of just less than […]
Post #9 – By Rusty Jules François Archibald – The Archibald Prize benefactor The Archibald Prize 2017 at the Geelong Gallery from 28 October to 10 December 2017. I was at the members preview on 27 October. It was a well-attended event with the gallery offering two sessions on that day due to demand. The […]
INTRODUCTION. More from Candidates By Denis o”Bryan, candidate for Bellarine Ward STATEMENT Press Release CoGG inherits huge debt from Administrators – New Councillors must reconsider its benefit to Ratepayers Contact Denis for the graph CoGG loan balance was once low and stable In June 2008. a $3.125m loan for the Bellarine Aquatic Centre In June […]
INTRODUCTION. More from Candidates By Peter Mitchell, candidate for Brownbill Ward STATEMENT Long version: I have been looking through the commissioner’s report on the previous council and talking to other candidates who have had experience with the council operation – either internally or externally. The report recommends that a review be conducted in the Council […]
Post No 8 – By Rusty These poor new democratically elected Councillors for CoGG will have yet another policy to look at. Maybe the new year would be a good time to look at the whole tourism delivery model. I just ask is this the best way to deliver the service as we move to […]
Post No 7 – By Rusty At CoGG, the HR continues to tell Councillors what they need. How many is this now? Let the newly elected councillors and the New Mayor decide what support they need. This appears to be on top of the last 3 positions called Councillor Liaison Officer. I remind you that […]
Post No 6 – By Rusty CoGG and Victorian Gov’t | Issue: Civic building The first flag to indicate that CoGG had decided the location of the new combined Administration and Civic (let’s just call it the civic building) was in the Central Geelong Community Infrastructure (CGAP) released in June 2017. By renaming the area down towards […]