CoRBA is actively pursuing the Melbourne City Council in its campaign demanding a more open Community Consultation Structure.

Latest Update

August 19, 2009

Bill Cook responds on behalf of  CoRBA to Lord Mayor Robert Doyle. 

July 13, 2009

Lord Mayor Robert Doyle responds to Bill Cook that the Community Engagement Framework will be developed in consultation with the community. He introduces Densley Renton as Program Manager, Community Engagement. She is developing a draft framework that will be taken to the Organisation and the Community for consideration, He also informs CoRBA that City of Melbourne is currently preparing terms of reference, roles and responsibilities for the Parks and Gardens Reference Group. It is their intention that this group will have members from specialist professionals in the parks industry and also members of the community.  

15 June 2009

Lord Mayor Doyle has responded to the CoRBA request with a letter that states “As you can see, although the structures may have changed, the opportunities for input remain open and broadened. It is necessary for Council to ensure the broadest range of perspectives are heard.” Read the letter in full here.

2 June 2009
CoRBA Submission to Eco-City Committee, item 5.4, Community Engagement -Parks and Gardens. Read the full submission.

22 May, 2009
CoRBA wrote to the Lord Mayor and Councillors expressing serious concerns about the policy of the City of Melbourne to undermine avenues of community consultation and thereby devaluing the potential input that the community can make to Council deliberations. CoRBA noted the number of consultative committees that the Council has decided unilaterally to discontinue in recent times and urged the Council to:

• clarify that the Council  Administration have the authority to terminate these Committees, and
• re-consider the  termination of these Committees, and
• reinstate them as a  matter of urgency.