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Greater reduction in timeframes for less urgent building consents increasing in number due to population growth, increased development and renovations/extensions of properties.
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Reduced timeframes for less urgent building consents increasing in number due to population growth, increased development and renovations/ extensions of properties.
Improved timeframes for building consents increasing in number due to population growth, increased development and renovations/ extensions of properties.
Greater improvement in timeframes for building consents increasing in number due to population growth, increased development and renovations/ extensions of properties.
Significantly less able to proactively prepare strategies and address land use and development through the planning scheme, and less able to deliver improvements to public places in Brunswick, Coburg and Glenroy Activity Centres.
Slightly less able to proactively prepare strategies and address land use and development issues in the Planning Scheme. Improve public places across slightly less of the Brunswick, Coburg and Glenroy Activity Centres.
Slightly more able to more proactively prepare strategies and address land use and development issues in the Planning Scheme, and improve public places across slightly more of the Brunswick, Coburg and Glenroy Activity Centres.
Able to proactively prepare significant strategies and address land use and development issues in the planning scheme, and improve public places in the Brunswick, Coburg and Glenroy Activity Centres.
Greater negative impact on timeframes to decide planning permit applications as resources are unable to meet demand.
Small negative impact on timeframes to decide planning permit applications as resources are unable to match demand.
Small improvement in timeframes to decide planning permit applications as resources can better match demand.
Greater improvement in timeframes to decide planning permit applications as resources can better match demand.
Fewer resources in this space means fewer opportunities for residents to give feedback at a time that is convenient for them. Consequently, less feedback will inform Council's decision making.
Council will need to slightly limit the amount of time and resources it can allocate to seeking feedback on proposals and initatives.
Council can enhance the way it seeks community feedback on a range of proposals and initatives before it makes a decision.
An increase in resourcing would enable Council to implement new engagement platforms that give residents the opportunity to easily and conveniently give feedback about what they want to see in their neighbourhood.
Call wait times to the call centre would increase. Council would also need to consider reducing the hours of operation at its Glenroy and Brunswick offices.
Less call centre staff would mean that avegrage wait times when calling council would increase.
More call centre staff would enable Council to reduce avegrage wait times when calling council seeking assistance.
An online chat service (or web-bot) could help residents and customers find the information they need seemlesly and resolve any issues they might be dealing with.
Managing e-services and social media requires adequate resourcing. A decrease in budgetary allocation could compromise Council's ability to communicate to its customers and deliver contemporary information and services.
Council delivers more than 100 services to the community. It promotes these services to its customers in various ways. A reduction in budgetary allocation would result in a more constrained method of promoting what we offer.
An increase in budgetary allocation would enable Council to better communicate what it offers to the community. This could include a greater use of non-traditional communication methods to ensure better use of services.
Council could increase its ability to deliver on-line services and information that suits the needs of the customer in a more responsive and contemporary way.
Core services maintained but there would be a reduction in additional services and support to older people.
Core services maintained but there would be a small reduction in additional services and support to older people.
Current level of service, including additional services and programs, for older people to live independently can be maintained.
With increased resources, the range of programs and services for older people could be increased. This supports people to live independently and improves their health and well being.
The investment into improvement works would be removed with only reactive maintenance investment used on the ageing infrastructure with funds not being able to be spread across the six facilities.
The conditions of the ageing infrastructure would decrease and capital funds would not be able to be spread across the six facilities.
The condition of the facilities could be further invested in and maintained at a higher standard. And/or fees and charges used to subsidise operational costs would only require a minimal increase.
Significant facility improvement and renewal works would be able to be undertaken. And/or fees and charges used to subsidise operational costs would only require a minimal increase.
There will be a decrease in enforcement of breaches of legislsation and local laws resulting in a community that appears unsafe and a community where breaches are not acted upon.
There will be a decrease in enforcement of breaches of legislsation and local laws.
There will be an increased capacity to enforce breaches of legislation and local laws.
There will be an increased capacity to enforce breaches of legislation and local laws by doing proactive inspections.
There will be decreasd capacity to be able to support staff and community to implement policies and attend to unplanned requests.
Less staff to support in implementing health and wellbeing outcomes. Less time to spend with communty and staff to genuinely engage.
There will be increased capacity to be able to support staff and community to implement policies.
There will be increased capacity to be able to support staff and community to implement policies and attend to unplanned requests and work on meaningful sustainable partnerships.
Reduced ability to meet community expectations in the hiring of community venues with the resulting reduction in venue maintenance standards, cleanliness and support services.
Reduced timelines in management of booking requests and decreased ability to meet community expectations in the hiring of community venues.
Improved quality of venues through design, facilities and equipment to improve the community experience.
Improved ability to modernise venues and associated services to establish affordable venues of choice for our community.
Greater reduction in compliance of lower risk food premises as resources are directed to higher cases that may impact the broader community.
Reduced compliance of lower risk food premises as resources are dedicated to cases of higher risk to the community.
Improvement in compliance of lower risk premises as more complaints are investigated.
Greater improvement in compliance of lower risk premises as more complaints and premises can be investigated.
Significant decrease of funding available within the community grants programs. Minimal opportunity to invest in community infrastructure to ensure residents have access to local and regional sports grounds, leisure facilities, parks, playgrounds, trails and other sport and recreation infrastructure. heavier reliance on external funding.
Continued development of recreation services and infrastructure will continue to be dependent on collaboration across the not-for-profit and private sectors and all three levels of government.
Maintain community grants programs, recreation services and recreation infrastructure investment. Development of services and infrastructure will continue to be dependent on collaboration across the not-for-profit and private sectors and all three levels of government.
Significant increase of funding available for the community grants programs. Greater opportunity to invest in community infrastructure to ensure residents have access to local and regional sports grounds, leisure facilities, parks, playgrounds, trails and other sport and recreation infrastructure.
Less face to face interactions and networking events with our business community will reduce our ability to fully understand their complex needs for expansion or growth and that could reduce their capacity to employ more people.
This would reduce the number of training programs and networking events which assist business to find new customers and connections and means more jobs for locals.
This would enable more business development and training activities to help businesses grow so that they provide more jobs for more local people.
An increase could help us develop a customer relationship tool which would help us track our support and meet the changing needs of the business community. We could also better promote the diversity and range of businesses and jobs in the city.
Council's major projects in Activity Centres would receive significantly less support, with less expert advice to shape mixed use centres. Activity Centres would be less activated, less diverse and less vibrant.
Council's services and capital projects in Activity Centres may be less coordinated, less joined up and perhaps less integrated. Activity Centres would be less activated and less vibrant.
Council's Activity Centres in Coburg, Brunswick and Glenroy would be more vibrant, safer at night and more liveable. Place Managers would engage more with traders and community members to create vibrant town centres.
Council's major development projects in Activity Centres would receive significantly more support, leaving a more lasting community benefit legacy. The Places team could advocate to State and Federal to leverage additional funding.
Reduced opportunities for artistic and cultural experiences. Cancellation of festivals or Arts Activation grants for community led events.
Reduced opportunities for artistic and cultural experiences. Reduction in quality of festivals and reduced funding for Arts Activation grants supporting community led events.
Increased cultural and artistic experiences. Improvement in quality of festivals and events held, eg. more performers activities and stalls. Slightly increased funding for Arts Activation grants for community led events.
Significantly increased opportunities for cultural and artistic experiences, including enhanced and expanded festivals and events and exhibitions program, increased funding for Arts Activation grants for community led festivals and events.
Significant reduction in new books/magazine titles/digital resources for lending, library programs including fewer digital literacy programs, and significantly reduced ability to replace technology and old and worn furniture. Significant reduction in new books/magazine titles/digital resources for lending, library programs including fewer digital literacy programs, and replacement of old and worn furniture for libraries.
Reduction in new books/magazine titles/digital resources for lending, reduced library programs including fewer digital literacy programs, and reduced ability to replace old and worn furniture for libraries.
Increase in new books/magazine titles/digital resources for lending, increased library programs including more digital literacy programs, and new furniture for libraries.
Significant increase in new books/magazine titles/digital resources for lending, increased library programs including more digital literacy programs, and new furniture and technology for libraries.
Reduction in services and limited access to Council staff - longer waiting times for services including the introduction of service "rationing" to ensure those with highest needs receive priorty.
A reduction in support and limited capacity to expand services to meet community need, including limiting Councils capacity to ensure access to services for those with highest needs.
More support for families including capacity to increase the number of children enrolled in programs and accessing services.
Increased capacity to meet community need and maintain service levels in line with population growth and to implement targeted strategies to ensure access to services for those with the highest needs.
Less Maternal Child Health Nurses employed which means that support to families will be reduced, that we won't be able to offer parenting programs like Circle of Security or our Breastfeeding support clinic.
Less support in relation to parenting programs, time available to support families experiencing vulnerability and less locations for immunisation sessions across municipality.
More support for families in the form of parenting programs such as Circle of Security, extension of new parent groups, increase in support to families experiencing vulnerability and more locations offered for immunisation sessions.
More Maternal Child Health Nurse's employed which means more hours to support families within Moreland in their parenting journey. Allows for more innovation to occur to explore ways to best support our community.
The number of services and programs for young people will be reduced. Some programs will be discontinued.
It is likely that the number of services and programs for young people are reduced. Programs may be smaller in scope.
The types of services and programs for young people are enhanced. This may result in more programs being offered to young people.
Additional services and programs for young people can be developed and delivered. These programs may be place-based and have capacity to reach a larger audience.
Less capacity to improve Council and community environmental sustainability (e.g. energy, water, waste). Some programs may need to slow down or stop.
Reduction to programs that strengthen Council and community environmental sustainability (e.g. energy, water, waste). Less ability to respond to innovative new ideas.
Increase to programs to strengthen Council and community environmental sustainability. Increased support for community sustainability (for behaviour change).
Increase to programs to strengthen Council and community environmental sustainability. Faster rollout of projects and community support.
Major arm of this Unit is capital delivery of Open Space (parks and playgorunds). 5% decrease would have a signifiacnt negitave impact on the quality and number of capital works delivered to the community
Major arm of this Unit is capital delivery of Open Space (parks and playgorunds). 2% decrease would negitavely impact the quality and number of capital works delivered to the community.
Major arm of this Unit is capital delivery of Open Space (parks and playgrounds). 2% increase would allow for smallimprovements to the quality of capital works delivered to the community.
Major arm of this Unit is capital delivery of Open Space (parks and playgrounds). 5% increase would allow for greater improvements to the quality of capital works delivered to the community.
Would significantly impact the ability to provide these services. Decreasing the amount of resources would impact the timeliness and quality of services delivered to the community.
Would impact the ability to provide these services. Decreasing the amount of resources would impact the timeliness and quality of services delivered to the community.
There are many services delivered within this unit with a 2% increase allowing for minor improvements within the services delivered.
There are many servcies delivered within this unit a 5% increase wiould allow for improvements within the services delivered. Would allow for these services to be delivered at a higher standard
It is likely that stormwater drains will be maintained and repaired to a lower standard, resulting in more frequent blockages and increased risk of flooding.
Stormwater drains might be maintained to a lower standard, and less frequently inspected, maintained and cleaned.
Stormwater drains could be maintained to a higher standard. This may include quicker clearing blocked drains or repairing damaged pits.
More improvements to stormwater infrastructure could be undertaken, improving safety and amenity. Drains may be maintained to a higher standard.
At present Council maintains roads and footpaths as part of a five year plan. Decreasing funding by 5% would result in a more signicant decrease of this program.
At present Counicl maintains roads and footpaths as part of a five year plan. Decreasing funding by 2% would result in a small decrease of this program.
At present Council maintains roads and footpaths as part of a five year plan. Increasing funding by 2% would allow for the footprint of this program to increase a little.
At present Counicl maintains roads and footpaths as part of a five year plan. Increasing funding by 5% would allow for the footprint of this program to have a more significant increase.
Reduction to programs that strengthen sustainable transport promotion and infrastructure. Decreased support for sustainable transport programs (for behaviour change).
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Increase to programs to strengthen sustainable transport promotion and infrastructure. Increased support for sustainable transport programs (for behaviour change).
Reduction to programs that strengthen pedestrian and bicycle promotion and infrastructure. Decreased support for sustainable transport programs (for behaviour change).
Increase to programs to strengthen pedestrian and bicycle promotion and infrastructure. Increased support for sustainable transport programs (for behaviour change).
Services within this Unit are considered essential and are largely pre-programmed with some reactive elements. A 5% decrease would significantly decrease the ability to deliver services such as dumped rubbish management and other cleansing activities, which would effect the cleanliness of the city.
Services within this Unit are considered essential and are largely pre-programmed with some reactive elements. A 2% decrease would decrease the ability to deliver services such as dumped rubbish management and other cleansing activities, which would effect the cleanliness of the city.
Services within this Unit are considered essential and are largely pre-programmed with some reactive elements. A 2% increase would allow for some minimal increased in services such as dumped rubbish management and other cleansing activities.
Services within this Unit are considered essential and are largely pre-programmed with some reactive elements. A 5% increase would allow for an increase in services such as dumped rubbish management and other cleansing activities, having a positive effect on the cleanliness of the City.
Any decrease in resourcing would impact the ability to deliver these services at current levels.
One of Counicls most critical services. Would allow services to continue to be delivered as they currently are.
One of Counicls most critical services. Would allow services to be delivered as they currently are with minor opportunities for improvements.