Draft budget out for consultation KINGSTON Council’s draft budget for 2019/2020 has been released for public consultation. Kingston mayor Georgina Oxley said the proposed budget “commits $221 million towards services for the city’s 163,400 residents, which range from weekly waste collection, operating the city’s libraries, manning school crossings across Kingston, providing more than 15,000 immunisations, more than 100,000 community care hours, and the maintenance of 367 parks, 60 sports grounds and 114 playgrounds.” $5.2 million has been allocated to works at Mentone Reserve’s Soppett Pavilion, while the pavilion at Roy Dore has been allocated $4.4 million. The pavilion at Dales Park has had $2.5 million allocated to it, while $3.5 million has been made available for works at Kerr Crescent. “The draft budget includes significant investments in environmental upgrades,” Cr Oxley
said. “Although the cost of recycling continues to rise, council will only pass on a waste increase of approximately $6 household and have allocated $1.5 million to introduce food organic waste disposal in 2019/2020, along with the funding needed to plant an additional thousand trees across the city. “Kingston Council, due to its strong history of sound financial management, is well prepared to continue meeting the Victorian Government’s rate capping legislation that limits average rate rises to 2.5 per cent, whilst offering additional services and improvements including waiving fees for students with overdue library books to encourage more reading and visitation.” The draft budget can be viewed at council’s customer service centres, local libraries, or at kingston.vic.gov.au. Written submissions must be made by 5pm, 6 June.
Sustainable school makes shortlist CARRUM Primary School has made the finalist’s list of the 2019 ResourceSmart School Awards. The awards are designed to reward schools that are keeping sustainability in mind. Schools who minimise waste and save energy and water are recognised on the night. The school has been nominated in two categories, School of the Year and Community Leadership School of the Year (Primary). The winners of the awards are set to be announced at the MCG on 13 June. Carrum MP Sonya Kilkenny said “I’m very proud to congratulate the students, teachers and
parents of Carrum Primary School. The 2019 ResourceSmart Schools awards theme is contributing to a better place and Carrum Primary School is certainly doing their bit.” “Congratulations to Carrum Primary School for the fantastic work they are doing to contribute to sustainability in Victoria. Carrum Primary School is showing us how we can all do our bit towards reducing our environmental footprint. I am very proud of the work the school community does,” she said. ResourceSmart Schools is a free program offered by Sustainability Victoria.
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