The Civic Centre and Whittlesea Service Hub will close at 2pm on 24 December and will reopen on Monday 5 January. Phone services will remain available from 29 to 31 December and 2 January.
Due to the Christmas and New Year public holidays, some bin collections will be delayed. Between Thursday 25 December and Friday 2 January bins that are normally collected on Thursdays and Fridays will be collected one day later.
Published on 19 December 2024
Each year Council appoints representatives to organisations and committees to ensure the City of Whittlesea participates and contributes to local and strategic issues that align to the Council achieving its goals.
Some of these are Community Advisory Committees, others are Standing Committees which are formal committees that advise and recommend to Council.
The Audit and Risk Committee is Standing Advisory Committee established in accordance with the Local Government Act 2020 to monitor and oversee:
The CEO Employment Matters Committee (CEMAC) is an Advisory Committee appointed for the purpose of assisting Council in fulfilling its responsibilities relating to CEO employment matters. CEMAC must provide for independent professional advice in relation to matters outlined within the CEO Employment and Remuneration Policy.
The Epping Cemetery Trust has been established as a Community Asset Committee pursuant to s 65 of the Local Government Act 2020.
At the Council Meeting on Tuesday 17 December, Councillors were appointed to the following committees:
Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)
Cr Cox
Cr Stow (Proxy)
Australian Local Government Women’s Association Incorporated (ALGWA)
Cr Stow
Outer Melbourne Councils
Cr Taylor
Cr Colwell (Proxy)
Metropolitan Transport Forum Inc.
Cr Brooks
Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action Executive (NAGA)
Cr Lappin
Northern Councils Alliance
Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA)
Cr Zinni (Proxy)
Whittlesea Community Futures Partnership
Cr Zinni
Yarra Plenty Regional Library Board (YPRL)
Municipal Emergency Management Planning Committee
Whittlesea Multicultural Communities Council (WMCC)
Cr Lenberg (Proxy)
City of Whittlesea Community Awards Committee
Cr Gunn
Whittlesea Reconciliation Group (WRG)
Whittlesea Youth Commitment Strategic Advisory Group
Cr Colwell
City of Whittlesea Disability Advisory Panel
Whittlesea Disability Network (WDN)
Cr Lappin (Proxy)
City of Whittlesea Business Advisory Panel
Cr Lenberg
Audit and Risk Committee (ARC)
CEO Employment Matters Advisory Committee (CEMAC)
(External Independent Chairperson appointed until 28 February 2027)
Hearing of Submissions Committee (HoS)
Epping Cemetery Trust
(appointed for the 4-year Council term)