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Local Council Representation Review – Boroondara City Council Submission from Cr Coral Ross I do not support any of the options put forward by the VEC. I support single member wards but the 11 ward option proposed in Option C does not align to communities of interest. I believe the 11 ward proposal should either be re-drawn to align with communities of interest or the VEC revert to the existing 10 ward structure. I do not support multi-member wards. My views are shaped by serving as a Boroondara councillor for the past 17 years, representing Gardiner Ward. I also bring experience as the National President of the Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA), the peak body representing and supporting women in local government. I am also somewhat surprised by both Options A and B as they are contra to the Local Government Bill as presented to Parliament last year. The Bill stated that there must be the same number of councillors in each ward. This is not the case in either Option A or B. My understanding is that the Bill will be released this month with minor changes. It would be somewhat strange for the VEC to recommend a model to the Minister for Local Government to sign which is at odds to the Bill which he would have just released. A number of the submissions wrote in favour of multi-member wards stating that they lead to greater diversity. I am not aware of any evidence to support this assertion. In fact, if this was the case, as the National President of the ALGWA, I can categorically state that we would make a submission to every review advocating for multi-member wards. It is not the case, which is why we have not made any submissions. However, I can say that Boroondara is the only Council in Victoria to have 5050 gender diversity – it is the only Council in the State to have equal numbers of male and female councillors. Also, five of the 10 councillors were born overseas. In the previous Council, again five of the 10 councillors were born overseas – and they were not the same five. Boroondara is also the only Council in Victoria to have a blind councillor. Furthermore, I can site evidence that larger councils lead to a reduction of the number of women elected. Council amalgamations have led to a reduction in the percentage of women elected. This has happened in every State in the country. Multi-member wards are a form of amalgamation. We hear from women candidates that cost is one of the barriers to standing for election. The cost of mounting a campaign in the multi-member wards proposed would be double or three times the current cost. Therefore, rather than increasing diversity, multi-member wards are more likely to adversely affect women. One question which should be asked is has the VEC ‘s move towards multi-member wards lead to the low numbers of women councillors in Victoria? Multi-member wards benefit political parties which have the financial capacity to support party members. We know from other Councils it leads to the politicisation of Councils. As an independent, it would be difficult to finance an election of this size. Therefore, this proposal disadvantages those without financial resources. And it disadvantages independent candidates. Electoral Representation Review – Boroondara City Council - Response Submission Cr Coral Ross – Hawthorn East – 7 May 2019

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Local Council Representation Review – Boroondara City Council

Submission from Cr Coral Ross

I do not support any of the options put forward by the VEC. I support single member wards but the 11 ward option proposed in Option C does not align to communities of interest. I believe the 11 ward proposal should either be re-drawn to align with communities of interest or the VEC revert to the existing 10 ward structure. I do not support multi-member wards.

My views are shaped by serving as a Boroondara councillor for the past 17 years, representing Gardiner Ward. I also bring experience as the National President of the Australian Local Government Women’s Association (ALGWA), the peak body representing and supporting women in local government.

I am also somewhat surprised by both Options A and B as they are contra to the Local Government Bill as presented to Parliament last year. The Bill stated that there must be the same number of councillors in each ward. This is not the case in either Option A or B. My understanding is that the Bill will be released this month with minor changes. It would be somewhat strange for the VEC to recommend a model to the Minister for Local Government to sign which is at odds to the Bill which he would have just released.

A number of the submissions wrote in favour of multi-member wards stating that they lead to greater diversity. I am not aware of any evidence to support this assertion. In fact, if this was the case, as the National President of the ALGWA, I can categorically state that we would make a submission to every review advocating for multi-member wards. It is not the case, which is why we have not made any submissions. However, I can say that Boroondara is the only Council in Victoria to have 5050 gender diversity – it is the only Council in the State to have equal numbers of male and female councillors. Also, five of the 10 councillors were born overseas. In the previous Council, again five of the 10 councillors were born overseas – and they were not the same five. Boroondara is also the only Council in Victoria to have a blind councillor.

Furthermore, I can site evidence that larger councils lead to a reduction of the number of women elected. Council amalgamations have led to a reduction in the percentage of women elected. This has happened in every State in the country. Multi-member wards are a form of amalgamation. We hear from women candidates that cost is one of the barriers to standing for election. The cost of mounting a campaign in the multi-member wards proposed would be double or three times the current cost. Therefore, rather than increasing diversity, multi-member wards are more likely to adversely affect women. One question which should be asked is has the VEC ‘s move towards multi-member wards lead to the low numbers of women councillors in Victoria?

Multi-member wards benefit political parties which have the financial capacity to support party members. We know from other Councils it leads to the politicisation of Councils. As an independent, it would be difficult to finance an election of this size. Therefore, this proposal disadvantages those without financial resources. And it disadvantages independent candidates.

Electoral Representation Review – Boroondara City Council - Response Submission Cr Coral Ross – Hawthorn East – 7 May 2019

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A large number of the preliminary submissions in support of multi-member wards were from members of a political party. However, this was not noted in the commentary, presumably because it was not known.

With regards to the Options. Preferred option A is for very large wards which mirror the old Cities of Hawthorn, Kew and Camberwell. This was something which the commissioners at the time of amalgamation were rightly keen to avoid. The commissioners were keen to make sure that Hawthorn and Kew did not feel taken over by Camberwell. That is why the wards stretched over parts of the old municipalities. For instance, Gardiner ward includes parts of the old Cities of Hawthorn and Camberwell. Under our current 10 ward model just four wards are solely in the old City of Camberwell. Option A gives the old City of Camberwell six representatives while the old City of Kew has two and the old City of Hawthorn three. Putting both Camberwell Junction and Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn in one ward is problematic. Firstly, one could end up with all councillors from one area – given the small amount of Camberwell in this option it is easy to see all councillors elected living in Hawthorn. This is important because the two major commercial centres in Boroondara do, at times, have different interests and concerns. It is important for the centres to have a champion to represent each centres individual interests.

Option B divides communities of interest. It splits Gardiner ward in two and puts Hawthorn East in with Ashburton and the far south east of the municipality. Hawthorn East does not look to Ashburton. It looks to Hawthorn or Camberwell Junction. There are a number of schools on Toroonga Road, in particular Auburn South Primary and Auburn High. This option cuts off most of their catchment area. South Hawthorn Maternal and Child Heath Centre is just off Toroonga Road – again the model cuts of large parts of the catchment area. Auburn South Pre-school is also just off Toroonga Road. Again this model cuts off most of its catchment area. Auburn Road will be the boundary with Hawthorn and Malvern Hockey Centre in Swinburne Ward while it has a close affiliation with Auburn High on the other side of Auburn Road in Ferndale Ward. These are just a few of the problems which come to mind.

Option C also divides communities of interest. Again, this option cuts the catchment areas of Auburn South Primary School, Auburn South Pre-school and the maternal and child health. The south-east of the proposed Gardiner ward looks to Ashburton whereas the west looks to Hawthorn or Camberwell. Camberwell Sports Ground will be in Gardiner ward while the feeder schools will now be in Riversdale rather than in the same ward as the current model. This option also puts part of Kew into Glenferrie ward – the residents there look to Kew not Hawthorn. In this option Bellevue ward has a deviation of +9.7%. One wonders why there should be an in-built deviation so close to the accepted 10% variation. Italso has Junction Ward with a deviation of -8.08%. Again, one wonders why there is such a highdeviation. This seems to be at odds with the stated three main review principals.

The representative level of both State and Federal Governments are single member. It is only in the Upper House that it is multi-member. I do not understand why local government should be treated differently from the other tiers of government. It should be single member like State and Federal Governments. The size of the multi-member wards in Option A is very similar to State parliamentary seats. It is counter intuitive that a local councillor should represent an area the same size as a State MP. It takes away the “local” from local government. As a local representative I know my ward intimately. I am regularly stopped in the local park, supermarket, market, shops, cafes etc. That would be extremely

Electoral Representation Review – Boroondara City Council - Response Submission Cr Coral Ross – Hawthorn East – 7 May 2019

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difficult in a larger ward. One should also remember that unlike State or Federal members of parliament the role of local councillor is not full-time.

I would like to speak to my submission.

Electoral Representation Review – Boroondara City Council - Response Submission Cr Coral Ross – Hawthorn East – 7 May 2019


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