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Dysfunctional Darebin - who's to blame?
Darebin Council meetings are being disrupted by a minority of Councillors. Who's to blame?
Serena O'Meley
Lead at Clements Reserve up to 1,400% above EPA health limit
Lead from an old shooting club and asbestos from a former landfill has been found on Clements Reserve, Reservoir.
Serena O'Meley
Clements Reserve - Darebin Council rejects FOI request
Darebin Council has refused the majority of my recent Freedom of Information (FOI) request regarding Clements Reserve, Reservoir.
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Former Ruthven Primary School - Diary 2016-2022
Diary of efforts to protect and enhance the new reserve on the site of the former Ruthven Primary School.
Serena O'Meley
Darebin Public Question Time & Submissions Diary - 2020-2024
This diary will be progressively updated with questions and answers over the term of the 2020-2024 term of the Darebin Council.
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Maladministration and Darebin Council - the continuing story of Clements Reserve - 2018-2021
Darebin Council has not secured parkland at Clements Reserve due to a series of failures that rise to the level of maladministration.
Serena O'Meley
Darebin Council Elections 2020 - Voting Suggestions
For a longer discussion of the field check out my Voter Guide, which includes a more detailed rationale for my suggestions, and also the...
Serena O'Meley
Darebin Council Election 2020 - Voter Guide
I am an independent community and union activist with a long interest in the workings of Darebin Council and citizen journalism. This...
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Decisive action is needed by Darebin Council to protect Clements Reserve
Darebin Council must act to purchase three parcels of State Government land within Clements Reserve.
Serena O'Meley
How Darebin Council lost the Dumbarton grassland
(First published on Facebook 29 December 2019) Dumbarton grassland assessed as ‘of no strategic interest’ to Darebin Council In early...
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Reimagining Ruthven - submission on the draft master plan
Submission from Serena O'Meley and Terry Mason is intended to supplement the work which has already been done on the draft Master Plan.
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Reimagining Ruthven - the case for retention of public open space
The community makes a successful argument for retaining the whole of Ruthven for public open space.
Serena O'Meley
Why John Batman is unfit to carry the name of a Federal Electoral Division - Speech to the AEC
Speech to the AEC on why the seat of Batman should be renamed.
Serena O'Meley
What happened to Darebin's Developer Contribution Plan?
Darebin Council officers allowed the Developer Contribution Plan to lapse in 2014. Planning approval to replace it was sought in 2021.
Serena O'Meley
Submission to the AEC calling for the electorate of Batman to be renamed
The AEC must rename the seat of Batman because its namesake did not render "outstanding service" to his country.
Serena O'Meley
Secret Dealings: notes on the TPP.
How do the Labor and Greens candidates in the Batman By-election compare when it comes to international trade deals?
Serena O'Meley
Deadline looms for Darebin Council with public open space still at risk at Ruthven and Lakeside
Why Darebin Council must act now to secure Lakeside and Ruthven, and why I have lodged a formal complaint with the Victorian Ombudsman.
Serena O'Meley
Questioning Darebin Council without being taken for a ride
Darebin Council exposed for inappropriately stopping the public from asking questions from the gallery in the lead up to a Federal Election.
Serena O'Meley
Breaking news Darebin, Lakeside SC (Merri Creek) and Ruthven sites a step closer to being saved
Darebin Council commits to negotiating for Ruthven and Lakeside sites.