WYNDHAM mayor Kim McAliney has many plans for the municipality in 2008.
“Wyndham is an exciting and vibrant city,” she said. “Unlike many other urban councils, we have a unique opportunity to plan multi-million-dollar buildings, community centres, libraries and roads, while maintaining and preserving our existing assets and heritage.”
With the municipality’s population at about 126,000 and growing by 6000 people a year, there were many challenges ahead. Cr McAliney said her focus as mayor this year would include:
• Working as part of Leadwest, the new regional body established by councils to foster and undertake actions to support sustainable growth and development of the region;
• Continuing to support the work being done on the Roads to Wyndham Cottrell Street-Werribee Street advocacy campaign to relieve traffic congestion;
• Driving the implementation of the council’s 10-year plan and the revised municipal strategic statement; and
• Continuing to advocate for the chronic shortage of mental health services in Wyndham to be addressed.
