Current priorities

We represent and advocate on behalf of councils to Victorian and Australian Government inquiries and policy reviews.

Our submissions cover many areas of transport policy and investment including:

• legislative reform
• infrastructure planning
• service delivery
• funding.

Submissions and briefs

We develop and form a collective local government sector view on a range of topics.

These include:

• Submission to National Transport Commission Easy Access to Suitable Routes issues (PDF - 394KB)
• Submission to New Road Safety (Traffic Management) Regulations - Jul 2019 (PDF - 330KB)
• Submission to Productivity Commission inquiry on National Transport Regulatory Reform - Jul 2019 (PDF - 726KB)
• Briefing on Infrastructure Victoria Advice to State Government on Automated and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - Nov 2018 (PDF - 901KB)
• Submission for Infrastructure Victoria Evidence Base Report - Advice on Automated Vehicle and Electric Vehicle Infrastructure - Aug 2018 (PDF - 558.5KB)
• Submission to NTC Safety Assurance for Automated Driving Regulation Impact Statement (RIS) Consultation - Jul 2018 (PDF - 631.3KB)
• Inquiry into VicRoads Management of Country Roads - Dec 2017 (Word – 77KB)
• Changing driving laws to support automated vehicles - Discussion Paper - Dec 2017 (PDF – 156KB)

To access transport and infrastructure-related submissions, visit the submissions page.

We also prepare briefing papers for our members’ use.

Committees and working groups

We represent local government on a number of transport-related committees and working groups to help inform our work and build capacity within the sector, including:

• PTV Accessibility Strategic Reference Group
• PTV Operators Committee
• TAC Local Government Grants Panel
• VicRoads Smartroads Reference Group
• VicRoads Rural Reference Group
• VicRoads Speed Limit Policy Working Group
• VicRoads Roadside Memorials Steering Group
• Victorian Ministerial Freight Advisory Council
• Victorian Railway Crossing Safety Steering Committee
• Victorian Road Freight Advisory Council.

Resources

• Interface Agreement for Railway crossing and Grade Separated Interfaces (Word - 1.62MB)

• Electric Vehicle Availability and Finances - Webinar - 15 Nov 2018 (PDF - 1.33MB)
• Electric Vehicle Availability and Finances - Q & A - 15 Nov 2018 (PDF - 437KB)

• Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Local Government Fleets - Webinar - 05 Dec 2018 (PDF - 4.36MB)
• Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure for Local Government Fleets - Q & A - 05 Dec 2018 (PDF - 720KB)

Past events

You can access environment-related presentations from past events on our past event presentations page.

External resources

• Infrastructure Victoria
• Level Crossing Removal Authority
• Metro Tunnel Project
• Public Transport Victoria
• Roads & transport (Vic Councils)
• Victorian Transport Statistics Portal
• VicRoads

Engage with us

Emma Lindsay
Senior Policy Officer
elindsay@mav.asn.au
(03) 9667 5595