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Rod Barton was elected to the Legislative Council of the Parliament of Victoria to represent the Eastern Metropolitan Region in November 2018. He has been involved in the taxi, limousine and hire car industry for more than 25 years.
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Meeting with residents fighting development in Ferntree Gully
This is a beautiful leafy neighbourhood that has long been protected by local planning laws.
Eucalypts
Eucalypts continue to be planted as street trees despite the high prevalence at which they fall.
LED Traffic Lights
Making the switch from incandescent globes to LEDs will bring road safety and energy use benefits
Windfall Gains Tax and State Taxation and Other Acts Further Amendment Bill 2021
What will be coming up is that with the current motor vehicle duty exemption for wheelchair-accessible vehicles not extending to vehicles providing unbooked commercial passenger vehicle services currently—taxis—and given the importance of maintaining the number of wheelchair-accessible vehicles, subject to cabinet process the government intends to extend the existing exemption to taxis in the upcoming Victorian budget 2022–23
Timmy Rakei
Every worker deserves to go to work and come home safely.
Notifiable Incidents
An audit by the New South Wales point-to-point transport commissioner showed that in New South Wales alone Uber had 516 complaints of sexual misconduct and assault in a six-month period, almost three a day. In 94 per cent of the sexual misconduct complaints Uber let their drivers stay on their platform
A warning has been issued about fake tradies in Victoria with a homeowner speaking out about the very simple and concerning way he was tricked. ... See MoreSee Less
Shock ‘fake tradie’ scam in Victoria
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Victorians are being urged to beware scammers posing as tradespeople after fake tradies fleeced at least $660,000 from unsuspecting customers in the last financial year.Comment on Facebook
Great article in the Belgrave Star that details the fight of local residents against an unsuitable development in their community!
I viewed the proposed site earlier this week and understood pretty quickly why local residents do not want this development. The developer is taking the Knox City Council to VCAT hoping to push it through.
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Community group takes on aged-care development at VCAT
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Local residents opposing the development of a retirement village on their suburban street are attempting to raise funds and awareness [...]Comment on Facebook
Congratulations to First Friends of Dandenong Creek on your win of the 'Healthy Environment - Community Champion' category for the Premier's Sustainability Awards 2021. ... See MoreSee Less
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