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Dean Hurlston

Apr 22

1 min read

The Municipal Association of Victoria wants you to believe it’s delivering results with its new “State Council Resolution Dashboard.”

But dig deeper and the truth is brutal.

Behind that slick interface sits a 146-page document of motions, advocacy requests, and recycled demands to the State Government - everything from housing, roads, climate, gambling, waste, policing, even bus shelters.

Page After Page Reads The Same

“Call on the State Government…”
“Advocate for funding…”
“Write to the Minister…”

Over and over again.

This isn’t action. It’s a wish list.

And now MAV has built a dashboard to track… whether they’ve sent the letter.

Let that sink in.

Councils are expected to feed this system, propose motions, update progress, and monitor outcomes - not real outcomes, but bureaucratic milestones like submissions and meetings.

Meanwhile, the actual problems facing councils - financial collapse, service failures, infrastructure blowouts - remain untouched.

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Even The Motions Themselves Prove The Point

Opposing state cost shifting? Still “advocating.”
Billions needed for infrastructure? Still “calling on government.”
Emergency levies hammering ratepayers? Still “seeking review.”

Nothing enforced. Nothing delivered.

MAV isn’t fighting for councils.

It’s documenting their frustration and politely handing it to Spring Street.

This dashboard doesn’t track success.

It tracks how many times MAV has asked nicely and been ignored.

Victorian councils don’t need a glorified spreadsheet.

They need a peak body with a backbone.

Wonder how much of our rates money was siphoned for this crap?

Image is satirical although we imagine the NEW minister would be bored.

You can check out the MAV's sexy ratepayer funded dashboard of delight here:

https://www.mav.asn.au/who-we-are/governance/state-council

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Skills

Advocacy

Government Relations

Bureaucracy

Infrastructure

Financial Management

Policy Analysis

Community Engagement

Data Tracking

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