Question Time a farce

Last Tuesday 27th of June, about 90 of us attended the City of Monash Council Meeting, to protest Council’s decision to close the pool.

The Council was expecting a protest, having learnt from four year ago when they were startled by the outrage at their previous attempt to close the pool.

18 questions were submitted for Question Time and Council moved to allow an extension of time, from 15 to 30 minutes, to allow for them all to be heard.

It soon became apparent that the Councillors were not really answering our questions; merely providing standard responses to the effect that Council had already decided to close the pool, and that community input would be sought for the future of the site. The answers were similar to the standard letters some of you have recieved from Councillors, after writing to them about the pool.

We hope to have all questions and their answers available on the website shortly, so you’ll be able to read them and judge for yourself. People who asked questions—half of whom were teenagers—had thoughtful, probing questions, and Council just didn’t want to listen.

We must attend the next Council Meeting, which is on the 18th of July, in greater numbers. More details will be posted as we approach that date.

There are two more items of CLAG business.

Annual General Meeting and strategy planning

CLAG will be holding its Annual General Meeting on Friday, 29th of July at 6.30 PM.

Meeting Rooms
Oakleigh Library
148 Drummond Street, Oakleigh

All are welcome to attend the meeting, and non-members may use it as an opportunity to join.

Petitions

Thank you for your efforts in getting as many signatures as possible on the petition to save to pool. We would like completed sheets to be returned on the 14th of July. Please contact us to arrange delivery of completed petitions (or pickup of spare copies).

Janet Little
9568 5894
Julie Clearwater
9568 5622

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