Important & Useful Links
(Last Update 29/3/10)
Useful links and contact details for Federal, State and local government bodies, and local groups.
Full Contact Details: How To Contact Your Politicians
Macedon Ranges' Office Restructure: Changed Contact Details - Environment Unit
Macedon Ranges' Federal Lower House Representatives
Macedon Ranges' State Government Representatives
Key State Ministers & Shadow Ministers
Other Links
Federal Parliament
Federal Politicians (Macedon Ranges area)
Lower House:
Fran Bailey (Lib), MHR for McEwen (Federal)
Steve Gibbons (ALP), MHR for Bendigo (Federal)
Upper House (Senate):
Jacinta Collins (ALP) Senator for Victoria
David Feeney (ALP) Senator for Victoria
Helen Kroger (Lib) Senator for Victoria
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Scott Ryan (Lib) Senator for Victoria
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Julian McGauran (Nat), Senator for Victoria
Kim Carr (ALP), Senator for Victoria
Stephen Conroy (ALP), Senator for Victoria
Steve Fielding (Family First), Senator for Victoria
Mitch Fifield (Lib), Senator for Victoria
Gavin Marshall (ALP), Senator for Victoria
Michael Ronaldson (Lib), Senator for Victoria
Judith Troeth (Lib), Senator for Victoria
Victorian Parliament
Victorian Government: Acts of Parliament
Bushfire Resource Information (Oct. 2009)
Information Victoria
Information Victoria Bookshop
Department of Transport (DOT) (former Dept of Infrastructure, changed April 2008)
Department of Sustainability and Environment
Customer Service Phone: 136 186
customer.service@dse.vic.gov.au
Department of Primary Industry
Department of Victorian Communities:
Minister for Local Government
State Ministers
John Brumby, Premier of Victoria
john.brumby@parliament.vic.gov.au
Gavin Jennings, Minister for Environment
gavin.jennings@parliament.vic.gov.au
Richard Wynne, Minister for Local Government
richard.wynne@parliament.vic.gov.au
Justin Madden, Minister for Planning
justin.madden@parliament.vic.gov.au
State Opposition
Ted Baillieu, Leader of the Opposition
ted.baillieu@parliament.vic.gov.au
Louise Asher, Shadow Minister for Urban Water
louise.asher@parliament.vic.gov.au
Matthew Guy, Shadow Minister for Planning
matthew.guy@parliament.vic.gov.au
David Davis, Shadow Minister for Environment
david.davis@parliament.vic.gov.au
State Politicians (Macedon Ranges area)
Lower House
Joanne Duncan, MLA for Macedon
joanne.duncan@parliament.vic.gov.au
Geoff Howard, MLA for Ballarat East
geoff.howard@parliament.vic.gov.au
Upper House: Western Victoria Region
Peter Kavanagh, DLP
peter.kavanagh@parliament.vic.gov.au
David Koch, Lib
david.koch@parliament.vic.gov.au
Jaala Pulford, Lab
jaala.pulford@parliament.vic.gov.au
Gayle Tierney, Lab
gayle.tierney@parliament.vic.gov.au
John Vogels, Lib
john.vogels@parliament.vic.gov.au
Upper House: Northern Victoria Region
Candy Broad, Lab
candy.broad@parliament.vic.gov.au
Kaye Darveniza, Lab
kaye.darveniza@parliament.vic.gov.au
Damian Drum, Nat
damian.drum@parliament.vic.gov.au
Wendy Lovell, Lib
wendy.lovell@parliament.vic.gov.au
Donna Petrovich, Lib
donna.petrovich@parliament.vic.gov.au
Macedon Ranges Shire Council (MRSC)
MRSC "Greenlight" Planning Permit Applications
https://greenlight.e-vis.com.au/mrsc/public/main.aspx
Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV)
Victorian Local Governance Association (VLGA)
Australian Local Government Association (ALGA)
Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) - Federal elections
Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) - State & Council elections
General Planning Enquiries (State) NEW
1300 366 356
Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT)
VCAT Decisions
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VCAT/
Planning Institute of Australia (Victorian Division)
ENVIRONMENT Birds Australia Suite 2-05, 60 Leicester Street Carlton VIC 3053
Phone: 1300 730 075
Bush Heritage Australia
Website: www.bushheritage.org.au
Environment Protection Authority (EPA)
40 City Road, Southbank, 3006.
Phone: 9695 2722
Environment Victoria
Level 3, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton, 3053.
Phone 9341 8100
Parks Victoria
Phone: 131 963
Victorian National Parks Association
Wildlife Victoria Inc. (Updated 30/5/09)
24 hour emergency phone line for Wildlife: 1300 094 535
Suite 3, 288 Brunswick Street., Fitzroy, Victoria 3065
Macedon Ranges Wildlife Network
Fiona
0410 745 793
Wildlife Emergency: 1300 094 535
PO Box 816, Gisborne, 3437
Email: from website
Weeds of National Significance Website
Australian Wildlife Protection Council
247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000 Victoria
tel: 03 5978 8570 fax: 03 5978 8302
kangaroo@peninsula.hotkey.net.au
Central Victorian Fairwater
FriendsNET ('Friends of' Network)
Save Our SuburbsCentral Coast (NSW)
http://www.tac.com.au/%7Etomak/
Melbourne 2030 Portal
Planning Backlash
Point Lonsdale Civic Association Inc.
P.O. Box 28, Point Lonsdale, Victoria, 3225.
Riddells Creek Sustainability Group
http://riddellscreeksustainability.org.au/
Save Our Suburbs NSW
PO Box 492, Wahroonga NSW 2076
Sunbury Conservation Society
www.sunburyconservationsociety.com
Victoria Naturally Coalition