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Gambling reform campaign
The councils and organisations that form the Alliance for Gambling Reform have a shared concern about the deeply harmful and unfair impacts of gambling and its normalisation in Australian culture./newsroom/campaigns/gambling-reform -
Disclaimer
Content on our website doesn't constitute legal or specific advice. Ensure that you seek formal advice before acting in any of the areas covered./disclaimer -
Sponsorship
There are 79 councils in Victoria, and each council puts on unique events for their community each year. As well as providing community grants for non-council events, councils seek support from businesses to run their own community events./work-for-council/do-business-with-council/sponsorship -
How to get elected
In 2016, a total of 2,135 candidates nominated for 637 councillor positions. While fewer than 1 in 3 candidates were successful, 50.5 per cent of successful candidates in 2016 were new councillors. Standing out from the crowd is a must if you want/stand-for-council/how-to-stand-for-council/how-to-get-elected -
Parks & gardens
Councils provide and maintain attractive, safe and friendly public open spaces for the community to enjoy, get fit and make social connections./what-councils-do/council-services/parks-and-gardens -
Disability support
Councils provide a range of advice, support, guidance and services to ensure the wellbeing of people with a disability to maintain their preferred lifestyle and independence, and have the same opportunities as other members of the community./equality-and-diversity/supporting-diversity/disability-support -
Landfill levies
Waste is an enormous issue for Victorian communities. Ensuring rubbish is correctly disposed of is vital for councils, ratepayers and our environment. It also means that our streets and towns are clean and liveable./newsroom/campaigns/landfill-levies -
Privacy
We responsibly manage personal information compliant with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014./privacy -
Procurement
Procurement is simply buying products, services and works for the best value when spending public money, in a way that is fair and transparent for everyone./work-for-council/do-business-with-council/procurement -
Environment
As a public land manager and with responsibilities for land use planning, councils help to protect our environment and regulate activities that impact on our natural resources./what-councils-do/council-services/environment