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Cr Matthew Kirwan (Red Gum Ward)
Term as a Councillor: 2012 - present
Contact Matthew:
Mobile: 0403 072 295 Email: matthew.kirwan@cgd.vic.gov.au Facebook: www.facebook.com/CrMatthewKirwan Twitter: twitter.com/crmkirwan Website: www.matthewkirwan.com
Weekly Listening Posts
Please drop-in to one of my weekly listening posts held on the following dates and at the following locations to ask me questions or share your ideas:
Dandenong - Tuesday nights, 8pm-9pm Dandenong Library (ground floor near cafe) 225 Lonsdale Street
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About Matthew:
I have lived in Greater Dandenong all my life. Growing up in Keysborough, I attended Maralinga Primary School and Chandler Secondary College, both in Keysborough; briefly lived in Springvale and now live in Noble Park.
I am a member of Greater Dandenong Neighbourhood Watch and the Greater Dandenong Environment Group. I am a Past President of the Rotaract Club of Noble Park, a former local youth community service organisation associated with the Rotary Club of Noble Park.
I am a member and graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. I have a Bachelor of Science from Monash University and a Graduate Diploma of Internet and Web Computing from RMIT. I am certified PRINCE2 Project Management Practitioner and I have a Certificate in Engagement from the International Association for Public Participation (IAP2) Australasia. I am a member of the Victorian Greens.
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Committees, organisations and industry bodies Matthew represents as a Councillor:
- Audit Advisory Committee
- Alliance for Gambling Reform
- Arts Advisory Board
- CEO Performance Review Committee
- Children and Family Partnership
- Community Partnership Funding Grants Advisory and Assessment Panel - Building Capacity Grants
- Community Partnership Funding Grants Advisory and Assessment Panel - Strategic Project Grants
- Community Partnership Funding Grants Advisory and Assessment Panel - Sponsorships
- Community Safety Advisory Committee
- Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee
- Dandenong and District Historical Society
- Dandenong Show Committee
- Inter Council Aboriginal Consultative Committee (Alternate Representative)
- Local Government Taskforce Supporting People Seeking Asylum
- Local Governments' Metropolitan Waste Management Forum
- Multicultural and People Seeking Asylum Advisory Committee
- Municipal Association of Victoria (Alternate Representative)
- Reconciliation Working Group
- South East Councils Climate Change Alliance (SECCCA) Councillor Advisory Group
- Springvale and District Historical Society
- Springvale Major Projects Advisory Group
- Sustainability Advisory Committee
- Taylors Road Landfill Community Reference Group (Alternate Representative)
- Victorian Local Governance Association
- Welcoming Australia
More information about the above committees, community organisations and peak industry bodies.
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Key areas of Interest
- Arts and Heritage
- Civic participation and community engagement
- Community development
- Community infrastructure and services
- Crime prevention and community safety
- Environment, sustainability and waste
- Gambling reform
- Indigenous issues
- Multiculturalism
- Open space
- People seeking asylum and refugees
- Planning
- Volunteering
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