Community Vision

A Glen Eira Climate Emergency Policy with immediate actions

The Councillors must take control of the Planning Department as is the case in surrounding Councils.

Councillors are elected by residents. The elected members determine planning policy. They direct their planners on what to implement.

Planning decisions delegated to officials prevents Councillors from hearing from their constituents.

Council that listens properly.

Talk less design more

Creating a long shopping list serves no good for anyone. Council projects are usually bad because they try to make everyone happy. We need design-led placing shaping because design is not to create a wish list but to put things together orderly and artfully.

Stop outsourcing

Council should stop outsourcing building surveryance and approvals or at least be policed better. Someone has to become more responsible for shoddy building, using poor quality products and no care factor.

Have Glen Huntly shopping strip renewed and developing even more green areas in Glen Huntly.

safe bike and walking for everyone

safe bike paths for kids to ride to school, libraries, GESAC, sports. shops and friends so parents are not stuck in cars as "mum's taxis" and kids can enjoy their neighbourhoods. Safe bike and walking routes to public transport for kids and women at night. Low front fences and leafy front gardens on houses and apartments and attractive shopfronts so that footpaths are safe and cars can see safely when coming out of driveways and you can knock on a front door in case of emergency.

Turn sports clubs into multi-purpose community facilities

Glen Eira has many new sports facilities that are well distributed and located in the community. Unfortunately they are empty and under used most of the time due to being are exclusive to sports clubs rather than broader community members. It would be good to explore the possibilities of co-using these expensive facilities we all paid for as long as not clashed with the sport events.

Be a beacon for how to live sustainably and responsibly in the face of significant climate change

Develop a virtual electricity network with those residents who have solar power and batteries

I agree that Packer Park needs heaps more trees & some bright flowers

The garden street-scapes and heritage housing

The Council Art Gallery with its accomplished staff and wonderful, relevant exhibitions.

Council Art Gallery

Power Pole Art

On the main streets of Koornang Road and Centre Roads, there are many power poles that have been painted to bring liveliness to the main street. I would love to see the boring power poles in suburban streets also painted so that they're not so much of an eye-sore!

The one thing I like about Glen Eira are the availability of sporting grounds, Duncan McKinnon, GESAC, Packer Park, Veledrome and Netball Co

Sporting Facilities