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    • Green Wedge Management Plan
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    • Place snapshots: a guide to development in your area
    • Proposed Development Plan – Epping Renewal Site: 215 Cooper Street , Epping
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  • Planning Scheme and Amendments
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    • Amendment C226 - Sign Policy
    • Amendment C230 to the Whittlesea Planning Scheme - 25 Vearings Road, Epping
    • Amendment C236 – 18 Development Boulevard, Mill Park
    • Amendment C241 - Shenstone Park Precinct Structure Plan (PSP)
    • Amendment C255wsea - Application of the Public Acquisition Overlay
    • Amendments to the planning scheme
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    • Amendment C271wsea - Mernda Regional Recreation Reserve
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  • Aboriginal community
    • Aboriginal Employment Pathways Strategy and Action Plan
    • Aboriginal Inclusion Charter
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    • Modelling Respect and Equality Program (MoRE)
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    • Services available for people over 65 years old
    • Social connection and positive ageing activities
    • Ageing Well Expo 2023
  • Citizenship & multicultural services
    • Building Respect: Whittlesea's Anti-Racism Strategy
    • Citizenship ceremonies
    • International student information hub
    • Multicultural Action Plan
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    • Other languages
    • Cultural Diversity Week
    • Refugee week
  • Grants, awards and competitions
    • City of Whittlesea Neighbour Day Grants Program (NDGP)
    • Community Event Funding Program
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    • Female Inclusion in Sport Grants
    • Gardening Together Again Grant - Round 2
    • Grant Recipients
    • Shopfront Improvement Pilot Program (SIPP)
    • Sustainable land management grants and incentives
    • Whittlesea Community Awards
  • Pets and animals
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    • Domestic Animal Management Plan
    • Epping Animal Welfare Facility
    • Keeping Multiple Animals
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  • Parking
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    • Parking long and heavy vehicles
    • Sale and disposal of unregistered / abandoned vehicles and impounded goods
  • Roads, bikepaths and transport
    • Active travel
    • Bicycle Plan 2016-2020
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    • Future transport network for South Morang
    • State Projects
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    • Responding to travel and public transport challenges - our Road and Public Transport Plan
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  • Road safety
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• Health & Safety
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  • Walk to School
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    • City of Whittlesea’s Fire Prevention Program
    • Black Saturday Memorial
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  • Mental health advice and services
  • Problems with animals and pest control
    • Dangerous, menacing and restricted breed dogs
    • Fencing in livestock
    • Kangaroos, snakes, magpies, possums
    • Nuisance cats and barking dogs
    • Pest control of insects, vermin, birds and foxes, Queensland Fruit Fly
    • Sick or injured wildlife
• Arts, Events & Recreation
  • Active Whittlesea
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    • Hold your event in the City of Whittlesea
    • Places of public entertainment (POPE) occupancy permits
  • Parks and playgrounds
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    • Football and cricket ovals for public use
    • GE3 - Challenging gender stereotypes in sport
    • Meadowglen International Athletics Stadium
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    • Skate parks and BMX tracks
    • Soccer pitches for public use
    • Swimming pools and leisure centres
    • Tennis and basketball courts for public use
• For Business
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  • Starting a business
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    • Buying or selling a food, public health or accommodation business
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