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● Leaders from Hume, Whittlesea and Mitchell municipalities held an historic tri-city meeting to plan for the Cloverton community. ■ Cloverton, a community with the population the State Government to ensure the precinct is the size of Canberra, is to be constructed in the delivered in an innovative, integrated and susKalkallo area. tainable way. An historic meeting of three neighbouring “Servicing a new population of up to 380,000 councils - Hume, Whittlesea and Mitchell - was Victorians and having the potential to sustain held at South Morang. tens of thousands of jobs, Cloverton is well The Councils co-signed a Regional Partner- placed to bring together people and families, ship as a commitment to collaboration for the and should it be developed in a planned and planning and delivery of the new proposed city coordinated approach. Planning for Cloverton that will service the growing northern corridor. is now underway with further consultation to Cloverton will service a wide regional catch- come,” said a representative. ment and will be the primary employment and Hume City Council Mayor Cr Joseph Haweil service centre for the growing suburbs of said: “In order to meet this challenge and seize Mickleham, Kalkallo, Donnybrook, Beveridge the opportunity, our three councils have forged and Wallan – estimated at 380,000 residents and a first-of-its-kind Regional Partnership to co50,000 jobs when it is complete. ordinate the planning and delivery of Cloverton The designation of the city as a Metropoli- city." tan Activity Centre comes from the State Gov“Through our important local alignment, we ernment, similar to that put in place for areas are sharing the vision of helping communities such as Dandenong, Ringwood, Broad-mead- stay connected by having access to essential ows, Epping and Box Hill. services close to home. The Council partnership has been created to “Our Regional Partnership with the work together to ensure Cloverton, which Whittlesea and Mitchell Shire councils is critistraddles all three Council boundaries, will be cal in delivering Cloverton city because we effectively developed as a new city for the north know what’s needed to better the lives of our of Melbourne. northern communities isa coordination of effort, Cloverton will comprise not only shopping imagination and resources. but also health services and education as well “Cloverton city will ensure the large populaas recreational opportunities. tion in Cloverton and surrounds remain conThe scale of the Cloverton area and its stra- nected and serviced through a centralised hub tegic location in Melbourne’s rapidly develop- close to home, something that can only be ing northern growth corridor calls for a joint ef- achieved through careful coordination of our fort to deliver the services and community in- resources and collaboration across our three frastructure required. council areas as well as the State Government.” Representatives from each of the three counCr Fiona Stevens, Mayor of Mitchell Shire, cils this week came together in a joint meeting said: ““This innovative approach to quality futo endorse the vision and principles of how the ture development is a great example of what partnership will continue to work together to can be achieved when we work together to plan make Cloverton a reality. for population growth. The three councils will work together to seek “This activity centre will be a game changer further support and a genuine partnership with as the expanding areas bordering Melbourne.”
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