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(Back to 8c's Home Page) The city of Maribyrnong is a multicultural place; less half of its population has come from overseas. The Maribyrnong city doesn’t lie very far from central Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Some of the major suburbs in the city of Maribyrnong include: West Footscray, Yarraville, Maidstone, Kingsville, Maribyrnong, Seddon, Braybrook and Footscray.
 * __ The city of Maribyrnong __** (Back to Mai's Home Page)

Footscray (with the postcode 3011) is closest to Melbourne, only 5km west far. It has an area of 5km² with a population of 11 664 people. 4606 people in Footscray were born in Australia; 5712 people were born overseas. The major feature of Footscray is the Whitten Oval; home of the Western Bulldogs football club, Footscray Markets and Barkly Shopping precinct.

Yarraville, (with the postcode 3013) is 6km west of Melbourne, Victoria. It has an area of 5.6km² with a population of 12 566 people. Of this population, 8212 people were born in Australia and 3432 people were born overseas. Major features of Yarraville include the Footscray cemetery and the Sun theatre.

7km west of Melbourne, Victoria is West Footscray (with the postcode 3012). It has an area of 3.8km² with a population of 9717 people. 5040 of these people were born in Australia while 3749 people were born overseas. Some of its major features are the Walker and Andy Barlow ovals and the Shorten Reserve.

Also 7km west of Melbourne is Seddon with the postcode 3011. Seddon is a small suburb with an area of 1km² and has no major features. Around 4560 people live in this suburb, of which 2699 people were born in Australia and 1437 people were born overseas.

Maidstone is a suburb 8km west of Melbourne, Victoria with the postcode 3012. It has an area of 3.2km² in which around 6025 people live. 2922 people in Maidstone were born in Australia; 2580 people were born overseas. Major features of Maidstone include the Medway Golf club, Victoria University Student village (on Williamson road) and the nearby Maribyrnong Immigration Detention Centre.

Kingsville, a suburb with the postcode 3012, is 9km west of Melbourne, Victoria. Its population is around 3352 people in a total area of 0.7km². 1993 people of its population were born in Australia; 1052 people were born overseas. The small suburb of Kingsville has no major features.

Maribyrnong, also 9km west of Melbourne has the postcode 3032. The suburb has an area of 5.5km² and a population of 8183 people. 4382 people living in the suburb Maribyrnong were born Australia while 3284 were born overseas. Highpoint City shopping centre and the Pipemakers Park museum are major features of the suburb Maribyrnong.

The furthest suburb from Melbourne, Victoria in the city of Maribyrnong is Braybrook (11km west of Melbourne). The postcode for Braybrook is 3019. Braybrook has a population of 6968 people; of which 3008 were born in Australia and 3280 were born overseas. Major features of Braybrook include: the Skinner Reserve, Central West Business Park and plaza and the Caroline Chisholm College.



**__ Civics and citizenship __** 1. The local government runs the local community. 2. One councillor is elected to represent each ward. All the councillors from each ward forms the council. So the council is formed through public elections. 3. The council manages over 80 services including: road maintenance, rubbish collection, family support, arts, recreation, planning, building, animals and parking control. 4. Only local government councils are permitted to make laws as long as the laws don’t duplicate or go against the federal or state laws. These laws are enforced by councils. 5. The council get their funds to operate services from statutory fees and fines (e.g. parking fines, animal registration…), user charges and other income (e.g. sports oval hire…), state and federal government grants and reimbursement rates. 6. Different councils have different priorities because different suburbs have different needs.
 * __ Activity 1 __ – Understanding the role of local government **

1. There are 7 council members in the city of Maribyrnong. 2. The council meets every first Tuesday of the month for a CASP meeting, every second Tuesday of the month for ordinary council meetings and every third Tuesday of the month for Planning Forum. Sometimes they have a forth Tuesday meeting for the month as a spare. 3. Anyone and everyone are permitted to attend council meetings on the second Tuesday of each month.
 * __ Activity 2 __ – Understanding local government – part a (Councillors and Wards) **

1. You are able to vote for councillors if you: · A non-Australian citizen who lives and pays rates in the municipality. · An Australian citizen. · Pay rates on a property you occupy and have other voting entitlement in the municipality. · Are a director of company secretary of a corporation that pays rates in the municipality. · Aged 18 years or over. · A british subject enrolled between 26 October 1983 and 26 January 1984 inclusive; and resident at your current address for at leats one month. <span style="color: red; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">2. To stand for election for council, you must be over 18, registered on the Council’s Voter’s Roll and meet the provisions outlined under Parts of the Local Government Act (1989). <span style="color: red; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">3. The local government Act 1989 allows each local government council to make local laws. These laws cannot duplicate or contradict federal or state law.
 * __ Activity 2 __ – Understanding local government – part b (Role of the councillors) **

<span style="color: red; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">1. Town planning is the comprehensive planning of the physical and social development of a town. <span style="color: red; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">2. Council, regional councils and other levels of government are involved in town planning. <span style="color: red; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">3. Town planning is needed to create splendour, to promote empire and to encourage civic pride. <span style="color: red; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msolist: Ignore;">4. If you decide to renovate your house, you need to figure out what you can and cannot afford, do your homework and figure out what you’ve got and what you want, plan ahead for future purposes…
 * __ Activity 2 __ – Understanding local government – part c (About Town Planning) **

**Community project – client details ** male = likes going for walks
 * Client:** retired couple
 * Career:** retired
 * Source of income:** aged pension centrelink
 * Income:** $506.50 each per fortnight[[image:concession-card-campaign.jpg align="right"]]
 * Pet:** cat (over ten years of age)
 * Pet registration:** $26
 * Transport:** Bus (50c)
 * Education:** --
 * Health services:** regular checkup but couple is generaly healthy
 * Entertainment/leisure:** female = loves gardening
 * Pharmaeceutical allowance:** $3 each a fortnight
 * Rent assistance:** maximum is $104.80 per fortnight if the full price rent is $300.73
 * Telephone allowance:** $23.40 per fortnight
 * Utilities allowance:** $261 each per fortnight
 * Remote area allowance:** $15.60 each per fortnight
 * Pension concession card:** entitles the couple to reduced cost medicine

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