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SunRRA argues for more Harvester Ward parks
Wednesday, 12 March 2008

SunRRA appreciates Council’s intention to upgrade Brimbank parks & playgrounds and acknowledges this is well overdue. While we appreciate the intent we don’t believe the policy addresses the acknowledged ‘historical’ under provision of parks in Harvester ward nor does it assess areas of housing renewal, projected population forecasts and socio economic impacts, that more than likely will require further opens space acquisitions to suit new densities and urban form.

While we acknowledge the proposed policy encompasses all of Brimbank our submission mainly advocates for and on behalf of the Harvester ward.

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Brimbank Second on Pokies Biggest Losers List
Wednesday, 20 February 2008

SunRRA calls for New Review of Brimbank Gambling Policy

Brimbank continues to climb Victoria’s poker machine Biggest Losers list, and our disadvantaged community is now only $1M away from moving into First Place, according to recently-released State government figures.

This outcome flies in the face of the Brumby government’s A Fairer Victoria policy, which aims to reduce disadvantage in less affluent communities like Brimbank. Brimbank City Council’s Gambling Policy remains controversial after a 2005 review by consultants Borderlands Co-Operative was effectively nobbled.

The gambling review was nobbled when it became clear that community views on gambling problems in Brimbank - and what was needed to fix them - did not align with State government objectives. These were to increase its gambling revenue. Gambling venue operators also actively lobbied Brimbank Council.

In SunRRA’s opinion the lack of clear separation in the roles and responsibilities of State MPs, Councillors and council officials continues to affect decision making at Council to the detriment of the local community. Gambling venue operators also appear to have significant influence over Council decisions in this area.

In SunRRA’s opinion, governance at Brimbank City Council remains a worst case example of how elected Councillors and an appointed administration have lost control of decision making. This control has been handed to the ruling political faction (ALP Unity), led by Federal and State government MPs. Gambling policy is but one example of these governance failures and the local community is being put further at risk as its elected representatives blindly pursue political goals .

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SunRRA AGM Held 21st November 2007 - President's Report
Thursday, 22 November 2007
The Sunshine Residents & Ratepayers Association was incorporated in December 2004 nearly 3 years ago. During that time many friendships have been formed and have grown. During the toughest times over the last three years it has been the friendships that have supported SunRRA and its members.

The friendships extend to many new and other groups like the Sunshine Mothers Group, the Ardeer Playground Group, the Sunshine Traders Association, Mary Drosts’ group the Planning Backlash Group, The Brimbank Historical Society, Friends of McKay Gardens, savesunshinepool.com, SCPAG, the Keilor Residents & Ratepayers Association, Save Footscray Pool Group, the Matthews Hill Drainage Group, Save Oakleigh Pool Group, Save our Suburbs, Maribrynong Truck Action Group, Operation Underground – St Albans Railway Crossing Group, Wyndenham Action Planners, People Against Lenient Sentencing, Maribyrnong Flood Plains Group, Western Region Disability Network, Sunshine International Womens Association, and Exford Residents & Landowners Association.

Relationships have been made with government officials local and state, politicians of all colours some good some not so good, the VLGA, the MAV, VCOSS and solicitors & law firms (much needed by SunRRA on more than one occasion).

Friendships have been formed with Melbourne media who have shown their support of the Western Suburbs and our fight for equity, improved services & infrastructure and accountability from our state and local representatives. Without the media no one would ever hear what we have to say. The local papers coverage and interest in what sunRRA is doing or has to say has continued to increase over the last three years validating our right to speak and advocate on behalf of our community.
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Justin Madden faces Planning Backlash
Saturday, 18 August 2007
Representatives from 25 different resident groups gave their Melbourne 2030 experiences to Planning Minster Justin Madden recently, at a meeting organised by the umbrella group Planning Backlash.

SunRRA president Darlene Reilly addressed the minister with residents' concerns over the plans for high rise development in Sunshine (more below).

One serious complaint from the meeting was that the State government had pledged to review Melbourne 2030 every five years, making a review due this year. However this was downgraded from a "review" to an "audit", and so excluded any form of community input. It was a "red rag to a bull" for community groups who are already angered by what they see as uncontrolled development in their suburbs, placing extra burdens on themselves and their communities.

Minister Madden was twice asked, but refused, to reinstate a full review process for Melbourne 2030.
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Ratepayers call 2007-2008 Budget All Smoke & Mirrors
Tuesday, 12 June 2007

The Sunshine Residents and Ratepayers Association Inc., (SunRRA) are calling Brimbank Council’s 2007-2008 Budget “all smoke and mirrors accounting”.

This is the fourth budget SunRRA has evaluated and the findings are astounding. Every year there are changes to the budget format that make it almost impossible to follow.

This time around, six departmental budgets have disappeared altogether. $9.4 million that has been budgeted to run those six departments is magically no longer needed for next year! “What do these departments do if they no longer need a budget to operate?” asked Sean Spencer, SunRRA Vice President.

On top of the disappearing budget departments, seven departmental budgets have had their budgets slashed by over $7.6 million compared to last year and a total of more than $17 million has been hacked from operational and service delivery departments.

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