DOCUMENTS & LINKS

This page provides links to Documents, Contacts and External Webpages with a focus on Councils, Local Government & agencies.  Contact links for Indigo Shire Councillors, Council, Ministers, Media and various monitoring, audit, integrity agencies such as the Ombudsman, Victorian Auditor General Office and their webpages are provided to assist you.

 

Indigo Community Voice encourages Indigo shire Council residents and the wider community to contact ministers, agencies and relevant departments and actively engage, discuss, email and lodge issues of concern. We would hope that our information may assist you in returning Indigo to the Community. 

Media agency enquiries can also contact Indigo Community Voice via Connect with Us. Together, Let’s Reclaim Indigo and Build a better Indigo.

Documents

2023-24 Council Budgets Summary – Local Government Victoria . Notes “….inappropriate use of service charges (waste) to circumvent rate cap..”

Local Government Reforms 2024 – Submissions close 29th February. In essence increases powers of CEO.

Community Satisfaction Survey – Current JWS survey – Indigo Shire Council, One of the lowest performing Councils in Victoria

Wodonga Council’s Waste levy overcharging – 2018 “..our investigation found.. to avoid ‘unnecessary negative public reaction”

Resource Recovery Waste Mgt Strategy 2019-2024 Refer to page 12, use of waste charges covering non-waste activities, as defined by minister

Local Government Amendment (Fair Go Rates) Act 2015 – Legislation, creation rate caps for Victorian Councils

Contacts - Ministers, Agencies, Councillors

Indigo Shire Council – info@indigoshire.vic.gov.au    Lodge requests for service and send email/s to this address

Indigo Shire Council CEO – trevor.ierino@indigoshire.vic.gov.au

Indigo Shire Council Mayor – sophie.price@indigoshire.vic.gov.au   0400 651848

Indigo Shire Council Deputy Mayor – bernard.gaffney@indigoshire.vic.gov.au  0419 181234

Indigo Shire Councillor – roberta.horne@indigoshire.vic.gov.au  0404 343699 

Indigo Shire Councillor – peter.croucher@indigoshire.vic.gov.au    0438 273260

Indigo Shire Councillor – diane.shepheard@indigoshire.vic.gov.au  0428115213

Indigo Shire Councillor – emmerick.teissl@indigoshire.vic.gov.au  0438 010251

Indigo Shire Councillor – sue.gold@indigoshire.vic.gov.au  0487 717084

Victorian Premier – jacinta.allan@parliament.vic.gov.au

Victorian Opposition Leader – john.pesutto@parliament.vic.gov.au

Victorian Minister for Local Government – melissa.horne@parliament.vic.gov.au

OPPOSITION for Local Government – peter.walsh@parliament.vic.gov.au

Ombudsman Victoria – Reporting complaints, online form – Tel:1800806314

Freedom of Information – Councils must provide access to a requested document unless it is an exempt document.

Media Contacts

RADIO

ABC Murray Goulburn (Regional) alburywodonga.regional@abc.net.au

2AY – 149AM Albury Wodonga – khallinan@aceradio.com.au

Edge FM 3NE 93.3 FM & 102.1 FM (Wangaratta) – wangarattanews@aceradio.com.au

Indigo FM – https://indigofmradio.com/contact/ 0481 267 269

TELEVISION

WIN Albury Wodonga – 9News – albnews@winnetwork.com.au

Seven News Albury Wodonga – Prime 7 – albury.news@seven.com.au

ABC News Breakfast – breakfast@your.abc.net.au

Sky News – https://www.skynews.com.au/yoursay-contact-sky-news

NEWSPAPERS

The Border Mail – Newsroom@bordermail.com.au

Corowa Free Press – journalist@corowafreepress.com.au

Ovens & Murray Advertiser – Edit.OMAdvertiser@nemedia.com.au

The Herald Sun (Local Government) – nilsson.jones@news.com.au  & https://www.heraldsun.com.au/help/storytips

The AGE (Local Government) – Najma.sambul@theage.com

OTHER CONTACTS

Council Watch –  info@councilwatch.com.au

Snap Send Solve – App that is free that enables defect/repair/Safety/Maintenance issue to be sent with photo to Council

https://me.snapsendsolve.com/snap?utm_medium=website&utm_source=snapsendsolve&utm_campaign=homepage&_=169775922574