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to the lands that make up Monash, the

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Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung and Bunurung Peoples and

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recognize their continuing connection to

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land and waterways. I pay my respects to

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Elders past and present and extend that

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to any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander

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people who may be with us today.

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Tonight, our building is bathed in light

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as we honour the victims of the horrific

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terror attack in Bondi and pay thanks to

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the first responders, hospital staff,

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and ordinary community members that

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attended to the many wounded. We stand

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united in grief and solidarity for the

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victims, those still recovering, those

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that witness what no one should ever

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have to see, and the broader Waverley

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community. Hate has no place in

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Australia. The attack on the Jewish

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community in Bondi is an attack on all

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Australians. We condemn anti-semitism,

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violence, and hate in all its forms. To

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our Jewish community, we stand with you.

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You have the right to worship, to study,

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to live, and to work in peace and

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safety.

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Many people in me will be feeling this

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deeply, especially those with loved ones

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in Sydney. And you are not alone. It is

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also notable that the Bondi hero Abed

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is a Muslim Australian. His bravery in

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protecting others at a Jewish gathering

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is a powerful reminder that compassion

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and courage transcend faith and

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background. I reached out to the Mayors

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of Glen Eira and Port Phillip whose

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municipalities house some of the largest

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Jewish communities in our state and

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offer them the full support of our

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organization and of our community. If

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you're wondering how you can help, the

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Australian Red Cross Lifeblood is

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encouraging people to donate blood. In

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Monash, we are determined to ensure that

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our city is a place of safety, respect,

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and belonging for all. We will continue

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to work every single day to bring people

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together to promote social cohesion and

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to build inclusive communities. Together

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we grieve. Together we heal. And

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together we stand united against hate.

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I'd like to now pause for a few moments

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of silence to honour the victims.

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this month. We celebrated council

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achieving net zero emissions. When we

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set this goal 6 years ago, it was

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extremely ambitious and some said that

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we would never reach it, but we did. And

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I'm extremely  proud of the hard work

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and significant investment that we've

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made in the future of our city. We've

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installed 2,500 LED street lights,

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delivered enough rooftop solar to power

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171 homes for a year, upgraded heat

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pumps and at our aquatic centers,

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invested in hybrid and electric

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vehicles, and reduced our landfill by a

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staggering third. But we while we're

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proud to have reached net zero, the

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journey doesn't end here. As I said last

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month, over the coming year, we will

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shift our focus from offsets to insets

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and work closely with our community

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through education incentives and

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practical tools to reduce emissions and

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build a more sustainable and resilient

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Monash for generations to come. As this

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is last council's last meeting for the

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year, I'd like to wish all of our

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residents and community a very Merry

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Christmas and a happy new year. We'll

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move into the agenda.  I have an

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apology from councelor Cameron Little. I

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think everyone else is here. Are there

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any disclosures of interest or conflicts

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of interest? Councilors, Councilor Fergeus,

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 7.3, Mayor

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Ya.

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Yep.  any other conflicts?

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No.  confirmation of the minutes. Can

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I have a mover? Council Klisaris. Second,

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Councilor Luo. Any discussion?

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Put that to the vote. All those in

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favor? and that is carried  reception

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of reading the petitions joint letters

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and memorials. Council Klisaris.

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Thank you, Mayor. Mayor, what happened

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in Bondi this weekend was hor

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horrifying. It was an act of violence

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that has shocked our nation to its core

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and sent fear rippling through the

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Jewish community and far beyond. It was

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brutal, senseless, and utterly

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unacceptable. No one should ever be

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targeted because of who they are, what

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they believe or the faith they practice.

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Not in Bondi, not anywhere in Australia,

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not ever. Let me be absolutely clear.

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Anti-semitism is not someone else's

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problem. And it is not something we can

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afford to explain away or ignore. It is

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a stain on our society. And when it

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erupts into violence, it demands an an

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uncompromising response from all of us.

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Silence is not neutrality. Silence is

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complicity.

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To the Jewish community, you are not

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alone. We stand with you. Not quietly,

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not passively, but loudly and

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unequivocally. This country is your

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home. Your safety, your dignity, and

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your right to live without fear are

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non-negotiable.

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Moments like this define who we are.

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They force us to choose between division

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and unity, between fear and courage,

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between indifference and action.

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Australia must choose courage. We must

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call out hate wherever it appears.

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Confront it wherever it hides and reject

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it wherever it seeks to take root. We

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owe it to those affected, to our

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children, and to the future of this

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nation to say enough. Enough hatred,

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enough violence, enough excuses. We

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grieve. We stand together and we commit

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without hesitation to build a society

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where respect where respect triumphs

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over hate and where every person

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belongs. Thank you.

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I see councelor would anyone else like

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to make a contribution? Councelor Fergeus

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 thank you Mayor. 

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I want to acknowledge the terrible

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events  which occurred in Sydney this

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week as others have and the incredible

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hurt and suffering which has engulfed

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many families which have been directly

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impacted by the violence inflicted upon

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them.

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It seems very clear that this was an

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attack on Jewish people, Jewish culture,

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religion and traditions. And for any

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group in Australia to be targeted for

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such violence is horrific and a blight

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on our society.

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For many Jewish Australians, this awful

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incident has understandably caused great

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fear and anxiety.

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My message to them and to local people

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with connections to this incident by

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relationship, religion, culture or

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experience is that you are seen.

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I have deep deep concern for the social

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cohesion of our nation.

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Fraying cohesion was a significant

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contributor to these events and many

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responses to these events so far will

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cause further damage to the fragile

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social contract which binds us all

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together.

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Intergenerational trauma is real and a

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significant barrier to effective

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societal functioning.

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Conflict leads to further conflict.

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Violence leads to further violence. And

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this is why we must stand up against all

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violence. Why we must model ways of

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working with those with whom we disagree

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without aggression.

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Why we must try and understand life

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experiences different to our own.

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Often our thoughts,

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though genuine, are no comfort to those

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directly impacted upon by violent and

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traumatic events like those we have seen

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this week. But it is our actions which

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can contribute to preventing them being

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repeated.

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Thank you, councelor. Anyone further?

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We will move on to public question time.

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There are no questions this evening, so

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we'll jump into officer reports. ,

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city development, town planning

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schedules. Can I have a mover? Council

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McCluskey. Seconded. Councelor

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Klisaris. Any discussion, councils?

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All right, we'll put that to the vote.

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All those in favor? That is carried.

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Item is 7.1.2 30 Brandon Park Drive,

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Wheelers Hill. Can I have a mover?

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Council Luo seconded. Council Brian

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Little. Cameron's not here.  any

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discussion councils?

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I put that to the vote. All those in

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favor that is carried. Item 7.1.3 the me

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boulevards UDF implementation. Can have

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a mover council Patterson. Second of

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council Luo. Sorry councelor. Any

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discussions?

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No. Put that to the vote. All those in

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favor that is carried.

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7.3.1

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supply of Microsoft license and Azour

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credits.  can we have a mover? Council

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Patterson second the council of Luo. Any

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discussion?

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We'll put that to the vote. All those in

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favor that is carried. Item 7.4.2 the

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zero net carbon action plan final

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progress report. Can I have a mover?

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Did I? I did. Sorry. My apologies. The

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7.3.2 do the informal meeting of council

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records. Can I have a mover? Council

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Verus. Thank you. Councelor Lee will

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second. Any discussion?

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Put that to the vote. All those in

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favor? And that is carried. Item 7.3,

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the council of development policy and

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program. Can I

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Mayor I'll declare a complication?

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Sorry, my apologies. The chamber

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Can I have a mover for that? Council

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Lee, second council Brian Little. Any

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discussion?

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Put that to the vote. All those in

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favor? That's carried.

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Item 7.4.1, 4.1 the review of council's

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environmentally sustainable design

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policy. Can I have a mover?

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Councelor Patterson seconded councelor

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Clasarus. Any discussion?

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No. Put that to the vote. All those in

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favor?

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It's carried. Item

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four 7.4.2 the zero net carbon action

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plan. Finally, can I have a mover?

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Councelor Casara seconded. Council Lee.

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Any discussion?

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Council Little, thank you.

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I think the Mayor has already stolen my

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thunder with his introduction.

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It's been a long journey and and 

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thank you to councelor James for

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initiating this right back five almost

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six years ago um where we thought this

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was a goal that was probably a little

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beyond our scope. and my tribute to our

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senior officers who have made this

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happen, who have invested the funds to

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make these things happen. So, I won't go

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through the whole list of things that

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we've managed to do, but there's lots of

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solar panels, lots of lights, um,

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lots of trees.

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Well, maybe not so much trees, but we've

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saved some trees probably along the way.

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Um, swimming pools more efficient. how

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um energy energy

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audits on our buildings to make them

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more efficient. I mean, at the end of

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the day, it's it's been a terrific.

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However, and this was the this was the

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nature of the article I wrote in the

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December bulletin,

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there are some system systemic issues

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with trying to reach zero carbon. And

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the big ones are zerocarbon cement and

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zerocarbon steel because they don't

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exist. You can't buy them. I know the

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world is working towards these. And you

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know, one of the things I would

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absolutely love to see is Australia

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being in the forefront of producing that

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for the world.

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Cement by itself produces around 7% of

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the world's CO2. In fact, it's over 7%.

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That's just that's just the cement.

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steel is I'm not quite sure what the

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steel figure is but it's it's comparable

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because it is such an energy intensive

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process. So that's why we've had to go

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out and get offsets. And in the Mayor

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said in his introduction that we will

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try to go from offsets to insetss.

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Incepts I'm not even sure I can say that

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word. Incepts being a way that we can

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generate electricity put it into the

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grid more than we actually consume. So

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we get an offset. Um at our last  EIC

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meeting, environmental um advisory

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committee,  we had Daniel Barry giving

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us a talk about the new neighborhood

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battery that we've managed to secure

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with some help from the state

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government. And that's a really exciting

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project, 200 kilowatt hour battery going

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in somewhere in the vicinity of the

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lock. Um and that will be absorbing lots

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of solar generated electricity from near

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nearby houses and will be available to

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the  grid managers, electricity grid

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managers in the evening to be pumped

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back in again. So that's an exciting

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project and maybe hopefully in the new

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year we'll see even more projects like

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that and we'll be able to get to net

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zero without I'm watching the time

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without having to buy offsets. A

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terrific effort. Well done.

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Thank you, councelor. , anyone else

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like to comment? Council Lee.

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Thank you, Mayor. Um, our zero net

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carbon action plan is one of those

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things that I I feel extremely lucky to

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have inherited from previous council.

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When we commenced this term of council,

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 the plan was truly and well underway

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and we were on target  to meet our 

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net zero goal.  and I'm incredibly

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proud that we have  last week with the

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three  carbon offset projects that

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we're contributing, but not just that,

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the um incredible amount of considered

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approaches we've taken to reduce our

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carbon footprint.  ranging from

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upgrading our facilities to energy

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efficient assets to  using recycled

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materials for our roads, upgrades, many

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different ways that um were really

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considered and well thought out. So, I'd

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like to congratulate again our 

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director of city services and his

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incredible  sustainability team as

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well as um our residents who have really

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participated in terms of reducing waste.

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So I think um Mayor has really stolen

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everyone's thunder by sharing all the

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stats. Um but um one to be really

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highlighted is the 36% reduction in in

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food and organic waste that um our

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residents have partaken and have been a

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huge contribution to our net zero goal

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as well. Um so I'm really pleased to end

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the year with this fantastic news um and

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really want to share  that if you

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haven't  seen the incredible video our

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team has put together, it's highly

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recommended. It visually and 

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wonderfully captures the journey over

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the last five years and how we've

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implemented our plan. And  whilst

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we've achieved net zero, I do look

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forward to  you know working with our

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counselors and officers to define what

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the next chapter of our journey looks

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like including looking at more ambitious

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 insetting initiatives as the Mayor

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said as well as community  broader

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community  initiatives as well that

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really to go to the core of um ensuring

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perpetuity of kind of the impact that

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we're seeking in this community. Thank

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you.

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Thank you, councelor. Anyone further?

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Well, I'll just say how immensely proud

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I am of this achievement to the director

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of city services. And I think if I was

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to list one of the top three things in

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my time on council, this would certainly

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be one of them. Um, and I think I said

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in the chamber here a couple of months

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ago that, you know, when the report

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originally came to us, it was 2028 and

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we don't shave three years off that and

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you've hit it and there's been amazing

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work by your team behind the the scenes

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just to to to actually achieve this is

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absolutely phenomenal. Um, and there are

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a lot of government organizations all

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around Australia that setting 2050

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targets and we've even even councils I

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mean I know we're a lot smaller than

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federal and state governments but there

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are some councils that have set 20 30 20

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35 targets and we've hit it already. So

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an amazing achievement. Um but as others

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have said, it's it's only the beginning.

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We all know that most of the emissions

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here are community emissions or from

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business as well. So a lot of work to do

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in the space, but you should be really

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proud of you and your team. It's an

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amazing achievement. Well done.  we'll

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put that to the vote. All those in favor

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and that is carried. Item 4, sorry,

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7.4.3, the road reconstruction in Halam

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Street, Huedale. Have a mover. Council

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McCluskey. Second to council Luo. Any

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discussion?

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Put that to the vote. All those in

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favor? And that is carried. Item 4

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7.4.4. I don't know why I keep saying

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four. The substation building

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construction and regenerator relocation

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in the Glen Waverley Civic Center. Can I

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have a move? Council Patterson will move

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that. Council Lee will second. And

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Council Patterson.

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, thank you. Just a question for the

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relevant director. Um,

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I'm just having a look at some of the

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the numbers and I'm hoping you can just

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explain to me and it's probably me

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misreading something. The first point

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says we're awarding the tender 2.2

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and change million with an extra 230 for

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contingencies.

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Then it says we're approving additional

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funding of 2.8 um required to deliver

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the early works um in this financial

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year. And then it says in 

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recommendation five it notes that the

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total is 2.5 with an extra 230,000 for

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contingencies. It it kind of looks like

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the 230 for contingencies has been added

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on at two points, but I'm I may be

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misunderstanding something. Um, and I

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understand if you have to take it on

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notice. Yeah,

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through you, Mayor. Um, the lump sum

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price is um I'm going to round up $2.28

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million. Contingency is $230,000.

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And then on top of that, we have the

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estimated service and utility authority

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fees of approximately $300,000.

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Thank you.

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Thank you. Anyone further?

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No. Put that to the vote. All those in

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favor? That is carried.

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Item 7.5.1, the temporary recruitment

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services and permanent recruitment

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service. Can have a mover.

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Councilor Clasara, second to councelor

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Brian Little. Any discussion councilors?

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I'll put that's a vote. All those in

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favor? And that is carried.  we do not

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have any notice of motion. Is there any

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urgent business counselors?

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No consideration of written reports. No

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person or are there any personal

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explanations? No.  any council

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reports? Councelor Dilva?

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Um, I would like to add my voice to the

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others in this chamber this evening

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denouncing recent events in Bondi.

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What would have been a horrific act of

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violence in any circumstances is all the

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more so due to its discriminatory and

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hateful motivation and its targeting of

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a group of people who have historically

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been and continued to be subjected to

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systemic oppression on the basis of

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their race and religion.

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that any child should have to lose her

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life in these circumstances is

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especially unthinkable.

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I extend my deepest condolences and

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support to the Jewish community here in

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ME and beyond.

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As I was not present at the council

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meeting last month, I would also like to

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take this opportunity to note the

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devastating floods that continue to

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besiege Sri Lanka, which have also

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impacted on a significant proportion of

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our community here in ME through their

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loved ones overseas.

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Over 600 people have now been confirmed

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to have perished in the floods with many

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thousands more left homeless, displaced

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or unaccounted for.

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I extend my support also to the Sri

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Lankan community in MES and elsewhere as

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they face this tragic emergency with a

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resilience and camaraderie that is

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characteristic of Sri Lankans

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everywhere.

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Finally, and to end on a more positive

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note, I want to publicly congratulate

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the community services team here at MES

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on their recently winning the Gender

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Equality Council Champion Award at the

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Victorian Local Governance Association's

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inaugural Mary Rogers Awards. In

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particular, I'd like to acknowledge

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Tenya Skiguna, Fe Harrison, Tracy Egan,

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and Liz Fitz Fitzgerald, with all of

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whom have worked closely on these issues

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over the past five years, and whose

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expertise and efforts have been

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invaluable. I would also like to

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acknowledge councilors Glen Eira, James,

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and Patterson, with whom I've served on

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the gender equity advisory committee for

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their support, as well as the community

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members who have contributed to Gak over

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the last 5 years.

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This award really is a testament to the

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exceptional and nuanced work that

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council does in this area and I'm really

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proud to have been a part of it. Thanks.

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Well said. Thank you councelor. Anyone

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further? Council Lee.

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Thank you Mayor. I too would like to

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express my deepest condolences to the

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victims, families, and the Jewish

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community on this evil  and humane

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terror attack and and just want to

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reiterate that Mach is an inclusive city

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where everyone should feel safe and

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welcome to practice their culture and

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religion and be themselves um and and

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have  absolute um safety. and if they

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have any concerns in the community from

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 the impact of this horrific event, I

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urge um everyone to reach out to

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counselors um or local authorities that

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we can work together with. Um, on a

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separate note though, I have recently

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had the privilege of joining the MES

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SCES awards night  recently where we

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recognize the incredible efforts of MES

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SCES  unit volunteers  with storm

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and flood pins together with the

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Minister for Emergency Services and our

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local MPs. I thanked the MES SCES team

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for their countless hours spent on

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rescuing and protecting our community.

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What I didn't expect to um receive on

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the evening was a recognition plaque

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from the unit themselves awarded to

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council um for the amazing 

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partnership ongoing partnership and

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commitment um including the space

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council provides down at Notting Hill

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Operation Center as well as much more

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beyond that including great

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collaboration in terms of sharing

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information preparing and responding to

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community needs. So um it's my absolute

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pleasure to share the plaque um to

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council and thank you to our officers

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and mon SCS unit for  the great

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collaboration.

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Thank you councelor. Anyone further?

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There's no confidential business. So I

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will bid you all a very merry Christmas

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and a happy new year and a safe one as

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well. Thank you.