Issue - decisions

SUMMARY

Yarra Ranges Council and Mornington Peninsula have partnered to commission a report that outlines the case for a new status: ‘peri-regional’, which would add to the metropolitan classification of our Local Government Areas (LGAs).

Peri-regional status would allow us to better service and support both our urban and rural areas, by:

·                 Acknowledging the unique mix of metropolitan and regional characteristics of Yarra Ranges and Mornington Peninsula

·                 Granting consistent access to relevant Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding to realise local, state and national economic potential

·                Creating greater opportunities for our high-value tourism, agricultural and cultural sectors.