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The number 82 tram from Footscray to Moonee Ponds is one of a very few in Melbourne which doesn’t connect to the city, and it’s high time it did. With the number 70 and 86 trams...

Maribyrnong Council has been quietly waging war on car parking in Footscray for many years, conducting a crazy social experiment to see how many spaces they can remove, and how much they...

We’re on a tram to nowhe...

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You’re not welcome if yo...

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Nov 8, 2012

Posted by Grant

The hard work begins

I would like to say thank you to all who placed their faith in me when they decided to cast their vote. I feel very honored and privileged to represent the people of Maribyrnong, and can assure all residents that I will be working extremely hard over the next four years to bring about the policies I ran on, and many other improvements to our great city. I would also like to...

Oct 8, 2012

Posted by Grant

A society is judged on how we treat our elderly

I’ve had many responses to my earlier post on a rate reduction for our older residents (August 21, Everyone wants lower rates, me included), and it’s come to light that our elderly citizens are not being treated with the respect that they deserve. I have only recently learnt the full details of the demolition of the elderly citizens center in Buckly St, Footscray. This...

Sep 26, 2012

Posted by Grant

Our new ward structure

I was extremely proud, and pleased, when after reviewing the ward structure in the city of Maribyrnong, the Victorian Electoral Commission (VEC) decided to implement my submission as President of the Footscray Traders Association. To quote from the final report: “Having considered all the submissions and a wide range of ward configurations, the VEC now considers that option...

Sep 9, 2012

Posted by Grant

Why I tore up my liquor licence

I witness first hand on a daily basis the destruction alcohol is causing in our city, not only to drinkers, but also to the amenity of our area. On July 17 this year, I made the costly, yet personally satisfying decision to surrender my liquor licence, which I held for eight years. I felt I could no longer watch local youths abusing alcohol in central Footscray, with the...

Aug 23, 2012

Posted by Grant Miles

How long do we keep on truckn’

The city of Maribyrnong acts as a conduit for container freight for the whole of the western suburbs and beyond, and our streets were never built to carry this load. Francis St, Buckly St, and Moore St are at saturation point, and something needs to be done urgently to give residents in these streets relief. I fully support, and will lobby for, the building of the new off ramp from...

Aug 21, 2012

Posted by Grant Miles

We’re on a tram to nowhere

The number 82 tram from Footscray to Moonee Ponds is one of a very few in Melbourne which doesn’t connect to the city, and it’s high time it did. With the number 70 and 86 trams creeping closer to Footscray past Docklands, it is basically a straight stretch along Footscray rd to link these lines together to give the people of Maribyrnong a real second alternative after...

Aug 21, 2012

Posted by Grant Miles

Everyone wants lower rates, me included

This is the one issue that is a common thread amongst almost every ratepayer, including myself, but I’m sorry to say, lower rates for everyone is a promise I can’t make, and anyone who tells you they can is lying. What I can do is give you some background information as to why Maribyrnong’s rates are so high. Firstly, a previous Labor council did a disastrous...

Aug 21, 2012

Posted by Grant Miles

You’re not welcome if you drive?

Maribyrnong Council has been quietly waging war on car parking in Footscray for many years, conducting a crazy social experiment to see how many spaces they can remove, and how much they can charge and fine us before the whole business district is completely destroyed. This policy has been a boon for neighboring center’s like Sunshine, Moonee Ponds, and Highpoint. Ask any...

My name is Grant Miles, and I will be an Indepenent candidate for the Yarraville ward in the upcoming Maribyrnong City Council elections on October 27, 2012. I have been a resident in the City of Maribrynong since 1988, living in Yarraville for nine years, Kingsville for three years, and Footscray for the past twelve years. I have also operated a business in Nicholson St, Footscray for fifteen years called Cheaper Buy Miles. I have a wife of Japanese origin, and we have one child, aged nine. I have been the President of the Footscray Traders Association for the past two and a half years, where I have played an integral role, along with many others, in fighting for the removal of the disastrous parking cameras from Footscray, and I am the organiser of the highly successful event called the Rickshaw Run. I am extremely passionate about my local area as a resident, and as a small business operator. I am fiercely independent, and have no connection with any political party.