Ally Watson
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READ > My Place - Ally Watson | Northern
READ > My Place - Ally Watson | Northern
READ > My Place - Ally Watson | Northern
READ > Making her mark | Northern Star Weekly
READ > Making her mark | Northern Star Weekly
Appointments + awards
APPOINTMENT > CFA Women’s Advisory Committee
APPOINTMENT > CFA Women’s Advisory Committee
I am excited to join the Country Fire Authority (CFA) Women's Advisory Committee as a district representative. It seems fitting that my first meeting was in the week leading up to International Women's Day 2024, and what a great meeting it was! The energy and passion was exhilarating - I can't wait to add my contribution to better women's inclusion in emergency services. The Women’s Advisory Committee (WAC) was established to provide a forum for representatives of CFA women to directly engage with the CEO, Chief Officer and other senior CFA representatives on opportunities to support diversity and inclusion within the organisation. #iwd #iwd2024 #internationalwomensday2024 #inspireinclusion
AWARD > Hume Outstanding Community Leadership 2023
AWARD > Hume Outstanding Community Leadership 2023
I am so incredibly honoured to be the recipient of the Hume City Council Outstanding Community Leadership Award 2023 for my contribution to my local community in Kalkallo. Moving to Kalkallo over five years ago, it was paddocks and we hardly knew anyone. Fast forward to today and it’s a thriving community. It’s been wonderful getting to know so many people and organisations in the area across the years. To be nominated by my fellow community members for this award is very humbling. To all my fellow community members, when we work together we achieve great things. Thanks for your continued support and participation in community-led activities and advocacy work designed to improve our lives. Thank you to my family, friends and key community stakeholders who have been incredibly supportive in my community advocacy journey. I am committed to contributing to a kind, connected and empowered community - Working with my community, for our community. | 76 comments on LinkedIn
Volunteering at the CFA
READ > International Firefighters Day 2024
READ > International Firefighters Day 2024
READ > IWD: Kalkallo Fire Brigade’s trailblazing female volunteers | The North Central Review
READ > IWD: Kalkallo Fire Brigade’s trailblazing female volunteers | The North Central Review
Community safety
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Plate pinching concerns
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Plate pinching concerns
Hume ranks third among municipalities in the state for number plate thefts, with 987 sets reported stolen in the 12-month period ending March 2024. Statewide, a 23 per cent increase in stolen plates was seen from the previous 12 months according to data from the Victorian Crime Statistics Agency, with the number rising from 15,009 [...]
LISTEN > ABC News | Pedestrian bridge
LISTEN > ABC News | Pedestrian bridge
Advocating for better roads
WATCH > ABC News | Roundabout upgrade saves commuters 30 minutes
WATCH > ABC News | Roundabout upgrade saves commuters 30 minutes
LISTEN > ABC radio | Hard-fought roundabout cuts Kalkallo commute
LISTEN > ABC radio | Hard-fought roundabout cuts Kalkallo commute
READ > ABC News | Why a Melbourne roundabout is labelled a victory — and what it could teach other growth areas
READ > ABC News | Why a Melbourne roundabout is labelled a victory — and what it could teach other growth areas
READ > Hansard details | Parliament of Victoria
READ > Hansard details | Parliament of Victoria
READ > Petition calls for Donnybrook Road upgrade | The North Central Review
READ > Petition calls for Donnybrook Road upgrade | The North Central Review
By Pam Kiriakidis September 12, 2023
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Driving key road upgrades
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Driving key road upgrades
With a new city that will be home to 380,000 residents planned for the north, there are growing concerns for how the surrounding road network will cope with an influx of cars, trucks and motorcycles. Of particular concern is Donnybrook Road, a major throughfare in Whittlesea that will connect thousands to the new city of [...]
WATCH > 10News | Growing pains (6 Oct 2023)
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WATCH > 10News | Growing pains (6 Oct 2023)
READ > Donnybrook Rd 2023 ePetition tabled in Victorian Parliament
READ > Donnybrook Rd 2023 ePetition tabled in Victorian Parliament
READ > The Age | A new city is planned for Melbourne’s northern fringe, but the roads are already jammed
READ > The Age | A new city is planned for Melbourne’s northern fringe, but the roads are already jammed
Cloverton will be almost as large as Canberra with an estimated 380,000 residents – and local councillors are determined to avoid a repeat of nearby planning mistakes.
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Donnybrook Rd petition launched
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Donnybrook Rd petition launched
READ > Member for Kalkallo speech | Donnybrook Rd upgrades
READ > Member for Kalkallo speech | Donnybrook Rd upgrades
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Petition calls for end to traffic woes
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Petition calls for end to traffic woes
A petition calling for a solution to Kalkallo and Donnybrook's traffic woes has been signed by more than 1000 people since launching one week ago. The petition, which will be tabled in state Parliament later this year, calls on the Legislative Assembly to undertake roadworks to improve the traffic flow at the Donnybrook Road-Mitchell Street [...]
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Long delays plague morning commute
READ > Northern Star Weekly | Long delays plague morning commute
This was one of Star Weekly's top stories of 2021. Here's your chance to read it if you missed it, or revisit it before another year of jam-packed news content. Residents of a Kalkallo estate say they are facing delays of more than 30 minutes when exiting the estate in the morning as a result [...]
Love where you live
READ > Love where you live | Friends of Merri Creek newsletter
READ > Love where you live | Friends of Merri Creek newsletter
READ > Media release | Locals Recognised at 2023 Hume Community Awards
READ > Media release | Locals Recognised at 2023 Hume Community Awards
IWD 2024
IWD 2024
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