Malvern Community Board
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Utilities and services
Councils are responsible for a wide range of utilities and services that we all rely on, from rubbish and recycling to street cleaning. Councils are currently also responsible for managing waste water, storm water and drinking water infrastructure – the ‘Three Waters’. But that may be about to change, with central government seeking to shift the delivery of Three Waters services to four new larger entities, which could borrow enough to upgrade the country’s water infrastructure.
Publish data on local dog licensing costs versus benefits to determine if the cost of running the system is justified.
Require council to share current costs to change rural septic tank sewage systems to reticulated and centrally treated sewage networks.
Establish a rates-funded rubbish and recycling collection in rural Malvern where no service is available.
Establish functioning wastewater and storm water systems that meet individual community needs as chlorination is not always the answer.
Work with central government to establish sustainable and cost-effective infrastructure that provides long-term safe drinking water.
Allow five free dumping vouchers for local residents to take rubbish and refuse to the tip.
Keep all water services run by council in-house and scrap the council owned separate water services company.
Supply more public rubbish bins in towns and villages.
Publish data on local dog licensing costs versus benefits to determine if the cost of running the system is justified.
Require council to share current costs to change rural septic tank sewage systems to reticulated and centrally treated sewage networks.
Establish a rates-funded rubbish and recycling collection in rural Malvern where no service is available.
Establish functioning wastewater and storm water systems that meet individual community needs as chlorination is not always the answer.
Work with central government to establish sustainable and cost-effective infrastructure that provides long-term safe drinking water.
Allow five free dumping vouchers for local residents to take rubbish and refuse to the tip.
Keep all water services run by council in-house and scrap the council owned separate water services company.
Supply more public rubbish bins in towns and villages.
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