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FEBRUARY 2021 Greater Dandenong Council News Summer fun PAGE 4 Australia Make Melbourne City Day Awards Your Move Football Club ► PAGE 3 ► PAGE 9 ► PAGE 14 2 Council News Customer Service Centres Dandenong Civic Centre Mayor’s message 225 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong Springvale Community Hub Welcome to the February edition of Greater Dandenong 5 Hillcrest Grove, Springvale Council News. Keysborough Customer Service As the holiday period draws to a close, our children are Shop A7 Parkmore Shopping Centre, returning to school and many of us are returning to work. Keysborough After the events of 2020, I hope that this year brings you all a sense of routine and something that resembles ‘normal’ life. All correspondence to: Many of our programs and services are resuming for the year, Greater Dandenong Council News and we are busy making plans for the future. We have a few PO Box 200 Mayor consultations on at the moment and would love to hear from Cr Angela Long Dandenong VIC 3175 our community on these. Turn to page 6 to find out how to Email: [email protected] have your say on the Disability, Access and Equity Policy. On page 7 we invite feedback on our Urban Forest Strategy, while page 8 talks about your chance to contribute to our Council Plan 2021–25. Phone: 8571 1000 Just before Christmas Council opened its latest open space to the community in the Fax: 8571 5196 heart of Dandenong. Read more about it on page 7. www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au We also welcomed the announcement of one of Melbourne’s top soccer clubs moving to the south east. Read about the Melbourne City Football Club’s big shift @greaterdandy on page 14. facebook.com/greaterdandenong I wish you all the best for the coming year and hope you enjoy the latest copy of this magazine. cityofgreaterdandenong youtube.com/citygreaterdandenong TTY: 133 677 Speak and listen: 1300 555 727 relayservice.gov.au TIS: 131 450 [email protected] My City Important Numbers Emergency calls Police / Fire /Ambulance .................................. 000 Street lighting faults / non-operational United Energy ...........................................13 20 99 Traffic signal faults / non-operational ..................................8571 1000 Hoon Hotline ................................1800 333 000 Hard Waste Collection WM Waste Management The view over Burden Park in Springvale South. The fort-style playground and extensive park including a walking and cycling track has something for everyone. Services ...................................................9721 1915 The City of Greater Dandenong is home to more than 100 parks, sports reserves Australian Animal and playgrounds. Visit greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/our-environment/open-spaces Protection Society .............................9798 8415 to find out more about local parks and reserves and start exploring today. RSPCA ......................................................9224 2222 Nurse on Call ...............................1300 606 024 This publication Front Cover: Michael lifts his daughter Zara in the is available in 50m pool at the Noble Park Aquatic Centre. alternative formats Picture: Hilton Stone. upon request. www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au Council News 3 Greater Dandenong Citizen of the Year Community Group of the Year Sustainability Award Selba Luka established Founded in 1952, the Karina James’ leadership at Afri-Aus Care Inc in 2015 to 2nd Springvale Scout Group the Dandenong Day Service care for youth at risk and has a long and proud history helped ensure the their families who are primarily of of serving the community. Over the continuation of programs supporting African background, and especially past few years participation has vulnerable residents with intellectual those who suffer from unresolved increased substantially and today the and physical disabilities. Along with her trauma or the challenges of adapting group has more than 100 youth team, she has been able to reduce to Australian society. She has also members aged 5-25. During COVID-19 isolation and continue to build skills worked tirelessly to improve life restrictions the various groups and confidence for her clients. outcomes for the community. continued to meet virtually on a weekly basis. Living Treasures Young Leader of the Year (joint winners) Volunteer of the Year Roz Blades has been a long serving Councillor and several Amy Chu is a volunteer with Scout Leader Sue Glenn has time Mayor for the City of Red Cross and has been been an active volunteer in the Greater Dandenong (and the former volunteering with the City of movement for 36 years. She City of Springvale). Since arriving in Greater Dandenong for almost four has been a leader across many levels Australia in the 1970s she has been years. She has been a participant and and often held multiple positions at a strong community advocate and mentor in a number of programs with the same time. She has also assisted has worked as a volunteer for many Youth and Family Services, and never with many camps, hosting children organisations, fighting for human misses an opportunity to contribute to locally and at a regional, state and rights for all. the development of the community. national level. Teresa Rechichi has an exceptional From a young age Asmaa A special commendation was also ability to bring people together. Mannasaheb established herself as a given to young student Raena She is a tireless advocate for the dedicated and enthusiastic volunteer Umeza who donated more than underprivileged and displays a strong who is always willing to work towards 130 handmade masks to the determination in her goal to assist the improvement of her community Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in people less fortunate. and supporting those around her. Dandenong for distribution to She has volunteered with Greater students of refugee families. Philip Faulks is an internationally- Dandenong Youth and Family Services renowned artist and the former chair as well as other organisations, Sportsperson of the Year of the City of Greater Dandenong’s Public Art Advisory Committee. He including initiatives to support the Cheryl Chambers was has worked as a TAFE teacher for Muslim community, and was recently appointed coach of the almost three decades and has forged selected to deliver an inspirational Southside Flyers basketball meaningful cultural benefits throughout speech to VCE students. team in July 2019 and in their first the south east metropolitan region. year in the WNBL she led them to the Corporate Citizen of the Year top of the table and into the grand Youhorn Chea created history as the Nirad Shah is a catalyst and final series. Cheryl is also assistant first Cambodian-born Councillor to be driver of the annual charity coach of the Opals, the Australian elected in Australia and in 2001 he event Take a Swing for Charity women’s basketball team, who have was sworn in as Greater Dandenong’s Golf day run in partnership with Council qualified for the Tokyo Olympics. first Asian mayor. Youhorn has acted and local industry. His family-owned as a champion for diversity, helping business, KPJ Australia has supported to deliver better outcomes for all, and the event as a sponsor since its played a key role in the development inception 11 years ago, and Nirad has of Council’s People Seeking Asylum also raised an additional several and Refugee Action Plan. hundred thousand dollars in that time. www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au 4 Council News Councillor Contacts Subject to COVID-19 THURSDAY MONDAY MONDAY restrictions, the general THURSDAY Cleeland Ward – Mayor public is welcome MONDAY Cr Angela Long to attend meetings MONDAY Ph/Fax: 9795 6574 FEBRUARY FEBRUARY and can now ask 0466 004 616 1 10 8 22 their questions in 0 [email protected] FEBRUARY FEBRUARY NOVEMBER 8 person during Public FEBRUARY 22 Question Time, but FEBRUARY Dandenong North Ward did you know you can watch Cr Bob Milkovic Council Meetings Council meetings live 0435 237 051 [email protected] Council meetings are held on the via our webcast service? second and the fourth Monday of You can keep up with all the latest the month at 7pm. decisions, hear questions from Dandenong Ward All Council meetings are held at the residents and find out the many ways Cr Jim Memeti city chambers at the Dandenong your local councillors are serving 0434 560 239 [email protected] Civic Centre, 225 Lonsdale Street, the community. Dandenong. The February meetings will be held: The view meetings online or Keysborough South Ward to find out more about Public Cr Rhonda Garad Monday 8 February Question Time simply go to 0435 107 584 Monday 22 February greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/ [email protected] council-meetings Keysborough Ward Cr Tim Dark 0466 403 914 [email protected] Summer fun at our pools Greater Dandenong’s two Noble Park North Ward Cr Lana Formoso public pool facilities are 0435 530 536 open for business, but will [email protected] continue to closely monitor the latest health advice to keep visitors and staff members safe. Noble Park Ward – Deputy Mayor At the time of publication the Cr Sophie Tan Dandenong Oasis and Noble Park 0466 793 727 [email protected] Aquatic Centre (NPAC) had reverted back to their full pre-COVID-19 operation hours, but limits still remain Springvale Central Ward on the number of visitors. Cr Richard Lim 0435 627 164 Pool users will no longer need to [email protected] pre-book sessions online, but if the centres reach capacity patrons may have to wait for people to leave before Springvale North Ward they are admitted. Cr Sean O’Reilly In line with COVID-safe practices masks 0422 523 258 NPAC [email protected] are required to be worn indoors, except when exercising or swimming, and Open Monday–Friday 5.30am–8pm physical distancing requirements will Saturday–Sunday 8am–6pm Springvale South Ward need to be practiced wherever possible.
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