By REBECCA BILLS
MOUNT EVELYN residents can have their say on the latest community draft plan from the Mount Evelyn Township Planning Night which was held earlier in the year.
Billanook Ward councillor and Deputy Mayor Maria McCarthy said the upcoming Have Your Say Day is an opportunity for the Mount Evelyn community to see the draft and make sure what is being presented is their vision for the community.
“The draft community plan has brought together all the discussions that have been held over the past 18 months,” she said.
“Council’s role has been to facilitate the process of gathering information and ideas from the Mount Evelyn community.
“It is not a council document but will be submitted for acknowledgement once the consultation and feedback process is complete.”
METIC chairman Daniel Meadth said the group wants Mount Evelyn residents to take an interest in the document so that a community steps can be put into place to ensure projects are completed.
“We are not strictly an action group, we are here to take ideas in and find people to make it happen,” he said.
“People don’t always understand that about METIC – although we are looking at trying to change that in the future.
“We are here to gather ideas in the community and then put people in touch with each other to get it to happen.”
Mr Meadth said a town is only as strong as its community support and METIC’s goal is for people to feel at home in Mount Evelyn and want to contribute to make it a better place.
The event will include free face paint, circus activities with Ruccis, drumming with Kofi, sausage sizzle and storytelling so all ages can enjoy the morning.
The Have Your Say Day is on Saturday 24 May from 10am to 1pm at Outlook Park, Station House, Wray Crescent, Mount Evelyn.
For more information on the event visit www.mountevelyn.vic.au/metic and the township plan draft is available for download at the bottom of the page.
