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Home>Council>Community participation
Alpine Shire Council values the views and opinions of its residents and many of them are actively involved in their local community. Residents of the Shire have a strong history of volunteerism and a great amount of good work is carried out by community groups and individuals in their local communities.
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 Committees of Council
Alpine Region Tourism Board
Dinner Plain Advisory Committee
Community Development Committee
Recreation Services Committee
Youth Council
Alpine Snapshot photography competition
| Committees of Council | | While there are many ways in which Council encourages community participation, Council has constituted five main community committees and another 16 Committees of Management assist with the administration of Council’s halls, reserves and pools.
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| Alpine Region Tourism Board | | After a review of the former Alpine Region Tourism committee, a new Board was appointed by Council in 2008.
The members are:
John Kroeger (chair)
Andrew Wilson
Geoff Scott
Susan Anehagen
Sabine Helsper
Ian Nicholls - Alpine CEO
More information on the Board members and contact details are available here.
The Board's vision is:
“to make the townships, the valleys and the mountains of the region the most desirable tourist destination in Victoria”
More information regarding the Alpine Region Tourism Board is available here.Top
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| Dinner Plain Advisory Committee | | Dinner Plain is structured as a self-funding business unit of Alpine Shire Council. The Dinner Plain Advisory Committee's objectives are to:
* recommend the range and level of services which meet the needs of the Dinner Plain community;
* recommend a method of funding those services which provides balance and equity;
* participate in the development of strategic and statutory plans affecting Dinner Plain.
* participate in the preparation of the Dinner Plain section of the draft Council budget considering input from the Dinner Plain community in relation to expenditure and funding which are directly applicable to the Dinner Plain area; and
* participate in the development and review of all strategic plans for Dinner Plain.Top
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| Dinner Plain Advisory Committee members are: |
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| Cr Mark Steven |
June 2011 |
| Malcolm MacPherson |
June 2011 |
| Helen Moran |
June 2011 |
| David Foster |
June 2011 |
| Gary Battershill |
June 2011 |
| Alison McEwan |
June 2011 |
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| Community Development Committee | | The Community Development Committee comprises nine members who are elected for a three-year term with one-third of members retiring annually.
The current Community Development Committee members are:
Frank Kusch (Chair)
Bernece Delany
Annie Marlow
Cheryl Sanderson
Judith Brine
Jan Hutton
Maritta Newport
Dorothy Morrison
Suesan Gliddon
One of the Committee’s main roles is to oversee the implementation of the Alpine Shire Council Community Wellbeing Plan.Top
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| Recreation Services Committee | | The Recreation Services Committee provides advice and input to Council on the planning, provision, funding and management of recreation facilities, programs and opportunities within the Alpine Shire.
Members are appointed for a two year term.
Current members are:
Ian Richardson (chair)
Bob Flower
Doug Humpries
Lena Mero
Rhonda Serpell
Chris Walkear
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| Youth Council | | Young people aged 12 to 24 years, comprising both individuals and representatives of each of the five secondary schools in the Shire, give a youth perspective on Council activities and provide a voice for the young in our community.
The Youth Council is elected annually and has input into a range of activities.Top
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| Alpine Snapshot photography competition | | Council wants to SEE what you love about life in the Shire through its photography competition – Alpine Snapshot.
Take a photo of your favourite vista, event or people. The top 12 or 13 photos will then appear in Council’s 2010 community calendar to be distributed in November this year.
You can take photos throughout the year and entries open on 1 August and close on 31 August, 2009.
For details on how to enter and the rules of the competition, please view the competition handbook or collect one from Council’s Bright office or Service Centres in Dinner Plain, Mount Beauty or Myrtleford in August.
The competition is open to residents and ratepayers of the Alpine Shire.
This year Council and Dahlsens Building Centre and Ovens Retravision are offering a $1000 voucher to be spent at Dahlsens Building Centre and Ovens Retravision as the prize for the winning photographer.
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