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Our past news and media releases are grouped by year going back to 2017.
- News and media releases from 2021
- News and media releases from 2020
- News and media releases from 2019
- News and media releases from 2018
- News and media releases from 2017
2021
September
August
- Councils keen on role to assist infrastructure plan delivery (20 Aug)
- Regional Op Ed - Tackling Ageism in our communities (6 Aug)
July
June
May
- COVID-19 Update (27 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)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - Significant step towards gender equality (10 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
- MAV Opinion Editorial - Planning the Development of Regional Victoria (12 Mar)
- 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
- Welcome to the new Local Government Minister, the Hon. Shaun Leane MP (23 Jun)
- MAV and Local Government support artists (17 Jun)
- Victorian local government recognised in Queen's Birthday Honours (9 Jun)
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
- Councils and COVID-19 (30 Apr)
- MAV welcomes legislative changes to enable councils to meet electronically (23 Apr)
- COVID-19 update for MAV key stakeholders (16 Apr)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - How councils are supporting their communities through coronavirus (6 Apr)
March
- Council meeting changes needed to protect community (24 Mar)
- Delivery curfews are not impacting supermarket stock (20 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 (13 Mar)
February
- Statement on Container Deposit Scheme and four-bin system (24 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
- Local government recognised in Australia Day Honours List (28 Jan)
- New disaster response human resource sharing database (17 Jan)
- Statement on funding support for communities devastated by bushfire (14 Jan)
2019
December
November
- Response to recycling & waste Parliamentary inquiry report (28 Nov)
- Respect Women: Call it Out campaign launched (25 Nov)
- IBAC public hearings about Operation Sandon (21 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 response to SKM recycling story (15 Jul)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - What the e-waste ban means for you (8 Jul)
- One size does not fit all - Letter to the Editor, Herald Sun (2 Jul)
June
- Statement on South Gippsland Shire dismissal (19 Jun)
- Living Melbourne: Our metropolitan urban forest (5 Jun)
- Victorian government announces recycling reviews (4 Jun)
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)
- Action to progress cladding solutions welcomed (20 Mar)
- Finalists for the 2019 MAV Technology Awards for Excellence Announced (19 Mar)
- Royal Commission into Aged Care and Quality (15 Mar)
- More Powerful Together: Local Government Collaborates (8 Mar)
- Rescue Our Recycling Action Plan launched (7 Mar)
- MAV President and Board Election Results (4 Mar)
February
- MAV Opinion Editorial - Recycling crisis: State and National leadership and action urgently needed (25 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
December
- Federal funding uncertainty continues for preschools (14 Dec)
- MAV Opinion Editorial - Preschool rite of passage under threat (1 Dec)
November
- MAV Strategic Planning Meetings 2019 (28 Nov)
- 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)
- What's happening in LEAP? (3 Oct)
September
- Federal election – National local government campaign (14 Sep)
- 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)
- More than just roads, rates & rubbish (3 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)
- MAV performance highlights 2017-18 (13 Jun)
- Vic Councils website launched (12 Jun)
May
- Councils not banning books or toys (21 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
- Kindergarten funding progress update (29 Mar)
- MAV Technology awards councils for innovation (23 Mar)
- MAV response: Local Government Bill Exposure Draft (21 Mar)
- Finalists announced for MAV Technology Awards for Excellence (15 Mar)
- Statement on City of Melbourne report findings (14 Mar)
February
- Recycling support package welcomed (23 Feb)
- Council Careers Victoria launched (23 Feb)
- Recycling storm to have costs 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)
January
2017
December
- 2017 Year in Review (21 Dec)
- Heyfield community recognised as Australia’s strongest and most resilient community (13 Dec)
- LinkedIn partnership (11 Dec)
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 State Council media alert (PDF - 226KB) (16 Oct)
- It’s time to get to know Greater Geelong candidates (10 Oct)
- Mornington Peninsula Shire enters into Enforceable Undertaking with WorkSafe (3 Oct)
September
- ‘Council Watch’ survey should not overshadow great work of councils (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)
July
- National Local Government Twitter Day (24 Jul)
- Statewide Library Management System (24 Jul)
- Poker machine licence extension (13 Jul)
- Safety around school reviews (13 Jul)
June
- A century of providing children with the best start in life (29 Jun)
- Property valuations update (22 Jun)
- VAGO follow-up report released (22 Jun)
- Local government - Letter to the Editor (15 Jun)
- VAGO to investigate landfill levy (9 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)
- MAV Insurance appeal successful (18 May)
- Federal Budget restores vital grants indexation (10 May)
- Funding win for kindergarten, 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
- Financial Assistance Grants indexation in Parliament (30 Mar)
- Banyule City Council wins innovation award (22 Mar)
- End the freeze - restore indexation (19 Mar)
- Yarra River strategic plan (10 Mar)
- MAV celebrates women in local government (8 Mar)
- All the Little Children (6 Mar)
- Yarra River protection (6 Mar)
- President and Board election results (6 Mar)
- Pets in Crisis program (3 Mar)
February
- Sign the petition to stop kinder funding cuts (17 Feb)
- Kinder campaign (15 Feb)
- MAV President and Board nominations (13 Feb)
January
- MAV Elections and Presidential Candidate Forums (31 Jan)
- Kinder funding campaign (31 Jan)
- 2016 Year in Review (17 Jan)
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