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.
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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.Â
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 –Â 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.
Indigo Shire Council Mayor – sophie.price@indigoshire.vic.
Indigo Shire Council Deputy Mayor –Â bernard.gaffney@indigoshire.
Indigo Shire Councillor – roberta.horne@indigoshire.vic.
Indigo Shire Councillor – peter.croucher@indigoshire.
Indigo Shire Councillor – diane.shepheard@indigoshire.
Indigo Shire Councillor – emmerick.teissl@indigoshire.
Indigo Shire Councillor – sue.gold@indigoshire.vic.gov.
Victorian Premier – jacinta.allan@parliament.vic.
Victorian Opposition Leader – john.pesutto@parliament.vic.
Victorian Minister for Local Government – melissa.horne@parliament.vic.
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.
2AY – 149AM Albury Wodonga – khallinan@aceradio.com.au
Edge FM 3NE 93.3 FM & 102.1 FMÂ (Wangaratta) – wangarattanews@aceradio.com.au
Indigo FM –Â https://indigofmradio.com/contact/Â 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 –Â breakfast@your.abc.net.au
Sky News –Â https://www.skynews.com.au/
NEWSPAPERS
The Border Mail – Newsroom@bordermail.com.au
Corowa Free Press – journalist@corowafreepress.
Ovens & Murray Advertiser – Edit.OMAdvertiser@nemedia.com.
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 –Â 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