Victorian Minister for Local Government
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The Victorian
Minister for Local government is a Cabinet
position in Victoria
, Australia
, currently held by the Hon. Jeanette Powell
MLA. The portfolio includes: responsibility for scrutinising councils
for incompetence, giving grants to local governments for projects, redistributing municipipal boundaries according to population, overseeing tendering processes for council services, airing concerns of Local Governments at Cabinet meetings and co-ordinating council community and infastructure work at a state level.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
Minister for Local government is a Cabinet
Cabinet (government)
A Cabinet is a body of high ranking government officials, typically representing the executive branch. It can also sometimes be referred to as the Council of Ministers, an Executive Council, or an Executive Committee.- Overview :...
position in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, currently held by the Hon. Jeanette Powell
Jeanette Powell
Elizabeth Powell is the Nationals Member for Shepparton in the Victorian Parliament.Powell was born in Prescot, England and emigrated to Australia as a child...
MLA. The portfolio includes: responsibility for scrutinising councils
Local government in Australia
Local government in Australia is the third tier of government, administered by the states and territories which in turn are beneath the Commonwealth or federal tier. Unlike New Zealand, the US or the UK, there is only one level of local government in all states, with no distinction such as...
for incompetence, giving grants to local governments for projects, redistributing municipipal boundaries according to population, overseeing tendering processes for council services, airing concerns of Local Governments at Cabinet meetings and co-ordinating council community and infastructure work at a state level.