Local government submission
This Submission is lodged by the Municipal Association of Victoria ("MAV") and 77 Victorian Municipal Councils ("Councils") in response to the invitation by the Royal Commission for general submissions. A list of the 77 Councils is set out in Section 1.
Many of the Councils have communities in their municipalities which were impacted by the 2009 Bushfires.

Local Government Submission

Summary of local government submission
This one page summary has been prepared to assist councils explain the content of the submission for a range of internal and external purposes such as:

• to disseminate simple information within your organisation to councillors and officers
• to explain the content of the joint local government submission to local community members
• to help respond to local media enquiries about the submission

Bushfires Royal Commission - Summary of local government submission