By Victoria Stone-Meadows
Local business and government representatives have been appointed to a new partnership platform between the local governments of Melbourne’s South East.
The new Metropolitan Partnerships has representatives from Cardinia, Casey, Frankston, Greater Dandenong and Mornington Peninsula as part of the Southern Partnership.
The partnership will allow local councils to work towards providing employment, services and infrastructure to grow the various parts of the greater Melbourne area.
The Southern Partnership is chaired by Dr Elizabeth Deveny who is CEO of the South Eastern Melbourne Primary Health Network and was formerly the CEO of Bayside Medicare Local.
Each partnership has eight community and business representatives who will meet with the CEO of each council in that region, a senior Victorian Government official and a representative from the metropolitan Regional Development Australia Committee.
The meetings held by the metropolitan partnerships will help direct State Government investment in Melbourne to create thriving local economies across the regions.
Minister for Suburban Development Lily D’Ambrosio said the partnerships will allow the communities of Greater Melbourne more input into the way government invest in their areas.
“Through Metropolitan Partnerships, we are giving Melburnian’s even more direct input into the planning and development of their regions, so they get that the jobs services and infrastructure they need and deserve,” she said.
“Melbourne is a great place to live and we want to ensure we protect our liveability as our population continues to grow.”
