Media releases
Keep up-to-date with our latest media release coverage of the MAV and Victorian council activities. You can also access past media releases back to 2015.
For all media enquiries, please contact our media team.
2021
July
May
- Investment in mental health and jobs welcomed (21 May)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - Unprecedented opportunity to fix our building regulatory system (19 May)
- MAV calls for increased road safety funding ahead of Road Safety Week (14 May)
- Victorian Councils Win Top Tech Awards (6 May)
April
- Container deposit scheme design a win for communities (15 Apr)
- Vale Cr Malcolm Hole: A Man of the People (14 Apr)
- Unprecedented opportunity to fix our building regulatory system (8 Apr)
- Congratulations to the Finalists of the 2021 MAV Technology Awards for Excellence (7 Apr)
March
- A call for local government representation on national cabinet (11 Mar)
- Cr Clark elected as new President (10 Mar)
February
- MAV Opinion Editorial - Call to improve recycling and reduce litter (15 Feb)
- MAV President and Management Board Elections 2021 (15 Feb)
- COVID-19 Update (12 Feb)
January
- MAV President and regional Board members elections 2021 (22 Jan)
- Plan ahead for sustained heat (22 Jan)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - Staying on top of water safety this summer (11 Jan)
2020
December
- Missed Opportunity to Reform the Victorian Local Government Rating System (21 Dec)
- MAV Opinion/Editorial Working together to keep community safe (15 Dec)
- International Day of People with a Disability (3 Dec)
November
- Commitment to rebuild communities welcomed (25 Nov)
- Victorians are encouraged to consider what respect means to them during the 16 Days of Activism (23 Nov)
- Opportunity for increased participation by councils in recovery planning (23 Nov)
- Diversity on the up in Victorian councils (13 Nov)
- Collection network critical to container deposit scheme success (2 Nov)
October
- Councils welcome temporary changes to state planning laws (22 Oct)
- MAV Technology Awards for Excellence 2020 winners announced (13 Oct)
September
- MAV President Councillor Coral Ross not standing for re-election (22 Sep)
- Spring into school holidays with council online activities (17 Sep)
- MAV Opinion Editorial – Councils delivering in a digital world (14 Sep)
August
- Councils call for funding support to increase walking and cycling opportunities (28 Aug)
- Statement from the President of the Municipal Association of Victoria (19 Aug)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - The link between the arts and wellbeing (14 Aug)
July
- Call it Out: 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence in Victoria (17 Jul)
- MAV renews call for State Government to defer local government elections (10 Jul)
- Feature story: How councils are helping to feed people who don’t know where their next meal is coming from (2 Jul)
- MAV Opinion Editorial – An invitation to women: Stand for council, stand for community, stand for change (2 Jul)
June
May
- Councils support COAG call for long-term preschool funding (26 May)
- MAV Opinion Editorial – Family Violence Support (25 May)
- Councils welcome Federal funding boost for local government (22 May)
- Victorian Maternal and Child Health Service continues to operate (21 May)
- Election announcement disappointing (15 May)
- Treasurer leaves council staff high and dry (6 May)
April
- MAV welcomes legislative changes to enable councils to meet electronically (23 Apr)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - How councils are supporting their communities through coronavirus (4 Apr)
March
- Council meeting changes needed to protect community (24 Mar)
- Delivery curfews are not impacting supermarket stock (20 Mar)
- COVID-19 update for MAV key stakeholders (17 Mar)
- MAV Statement on Whittlesea City Council Dismissal (17 Mar)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - How the new Gender Equality Act will make communities safer and stronger (12 Mar)
February
- Statement on Container Deposit Scheme and four-bin system (27 Feb)
- MAV Statement on City of Casey dismissal (18 Feb)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - It's time Victorians got waste wise, otherwise our future is just rubbish (10 Feb)
January
2019 media releases
December
November
- Response to recycling & waste Parliamentary inquiry report (28 Nov)
- Respect Women: Call it Out campaign launched (25 Nov)
- Council rates need reform to deliver fairness & equity (6 Nov)
September
August
- Funding welcomed as first step to fix the recycling crisis (13 Aug)
- Councils seek deferral of new Local Government Bill reforms (12 Aug)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - Arts and culture delivering growth for our regions (5 Aug)
July
- Reiterating the roadmap to rescue our recycling system (15 Jul)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - What the e-waste ban means for you (8 Jul)
- One size does not fit all - a letter to the Editor, Herald Sun (2 Jul)
June
May
- Big infrastructure spend fails to deliver for our recycling system (27 May)
- MAV Opinion Editorial – Partnerships can better manage the impacts of changing weather patterns (7 May)
April
- MAV Opinion Editorial – Our aged care system is failing older Australians (6 Apr)
- Kids and elderly deserve service certainty (3 Apr)
March
- MAV Technology awards councils for innovation (27 Mar)
- More Powerful Together: Local Government Collaborates (8 Mar)
- Rescue Our Recycling Action Plan launched (7 Mar)
- MAV President and Board results (4 Mar)
February
- MAV Opinion Editorial – Recycling crisis: State and National leadership and action urgently needed (24 Feb)
- Recycling industry volatility continues (15 Feb)
- Celebrate Library Lovers Day: Embrace a life of books (14 Feb)
- MAV President and Board nominations (11 Feb)
2018 media releases
December
- Federal funding uncertainty continues for preschools (14 Dec)
- MAV Opinion Editorial – Preschool rite of passage under threat (1 Dec)
November
- An Equal Future: Victorian councils unite to shape the future of gender equality (26 Nov)
- MAV Opinion Editorial – Rules overhaul needed to reduce pokies pain (2 Nov)
October
- Call for political parties to support stronger communities (8 Oct)
- MAV Opinion Editorial – Recycling crisis was a wake-up call (6 Oct)
- Kinder investment welcome but four-year olds still at risk (4 Oct)
September
- MAV Opinion Editorial – Population plan needed to improve regional liveability (10 Sep)
- Update on the office of the MAV President (1 Sep)
August
- Call for political parties to improve assets for the future (20 Aug)
- MAV Opinion Editorial – the bill that you hate to receive (11 Aug)
- Permanent kindergarten funding needed (7 Aug)
July
- Call for State political parties to improve liveability (31 Jul)
- Time to action wasted landfill levy opportunities (27 Jul)
June
- Equal access to local services needed for all Victorians (27 Jun)
- Parliament urged to oppose reforms that will hurt communities (19 Jun)
May
- Councils seek action to improve the economy and liveability (17 May)
- MAV appoints experienced leader Kerry Thompson to CEO role (14 May)
- National local government awards celebrate innovation (2 May)
- Big infrastructure budget, but falls short on recycling action (1 May)
April
- Environment Ministers' statement must be backed with investment and action (27 Apr)
- Census sheds light on profile of Victorian local leaders (6 Apr)
March
- MAV Technology awards councils for innovation (23 Mar)
- MAV Response: Local Government Bill Exposure Draft (21 Mar)
- Statement on City of Melbourne report findings (14 Mar)
February
- Recycling support package welcomed (23 Feb)
- Recycling storm to have cost of living impacts (16 Feb)
- Celebrate Library Lovers Day: A Love Story Like No Other (14 Feb)
- 15 hours kindergarten funding secured till 2019 (6 Feb)
2017 media releases
December
November
- 16 days of activism: Victorian councils initiate collective action against gender-based violence (24 Nov)
- Centralised property valuations to save councils costs (2 Nov)
October
- MAV workers' compensation scheme to commence (27 Oct)
- It’s time to get to know Greater Geelong candidates (10 Oct)
September
- ‘Council Watch’ survey should not overshadow great work of councils – opinion editorial (27 Sep)
- Campaign begins for 53 Greater Geelong candidates (27 Sep)
- MAV presents at rate capping inquiry hearing (7 Sep)
August
- MAV disappointed by Central Goldfields council dismissal (23 Aug)
- Learn what it takes to transition from citizen to councillor (22 Aug)
- Council innovation in preventing violence against women (16 Aug)
- Data reinforces councils' call for gambling reforms (4 Aug)
- Twitter lights up with #YourRatesAtWork showcasing diverse council services (1 Aug)
June
- A century of providing children with the best start in life (29 Jun)
- Survey shows more investment needed in rural local roads (2 Jun)
May
- National Reconciliation Week: Let’s take the next steps (29 May)
- Valuation reforms could lead to job losses and extra costs (22 May)
- State property tax cash grab to leave councils short-changed (19 May)
- Federal Budget restores vital grants indexation (10 May)
- Funding win for kindergartens, but uncertainty remains (10 May)
- Wasted opportunity on landfill levy spending (4 May)
- Budget supports safer communities, but has disappointments (2 May)
April
- Council CEO salaries - Letter to the Editor (20 Apr)
- Maternal and Child Health funding win (20 Apr)
- Celebrating 100 years of Maternal and Child Health (5 Apr)
March
- Banyule City Council wins innovation award (22 Mar)
- End the Freeze - Restore Indexation (19 Mar)
- MAV celebrates women in local government (8 Mar)
- President and Board election results (6 Mar)