Sam Aziz, Mayor of the City of Casey spoke very passionately about what is happening with in our area. He was born in Cairo and immigrated to Australia when he was 10 in 1983. He has a Rotary connection with attending RYLA in 1991 where he got a taste for public service. He has many senior public service positions and this is his second term as Mayor.
Bunjil Place will house the council offices, a 360 seat function centre, new library, activated plaza outside costing $125 million. There will be no impact on rates as savings were used as a deposit. The Federal Government chipped in $10 million. Selling of commercial assets such as the Lifestyle Centre earned $30 million, therefore the loan repayments will drop from 30 to 10 years.
Traffic is a major problem in the area. Thompson’s road will be duplicated to East Link and take pressure of the Monash and Clyde Road. It will also open opportunities for work within the City of Casey.
There is major interest in the Monash University site with Federation University taking it over. Other interested parties include the Defence industry, private education institutions and IT companies. It is expected to provide 50 000 jobs in 10 years.
The City of Casey is doing well, all the Kindergarten and Child Care Centres exceeded the national standards. A survey of local council residents rated the City of Casey well above the state average.
The Victorian Archives Office came and looked at the record maintaining systems. They want their staff to be trained by City of Casey in record management.
Sam encouraged everyone to look at the Customer Service Charter. It lists every single council service, quality expectations of residents should expect. Please fill it in.
The City of Casey has a very passionate Mayor who spoke from the heart and without any notes. Well done.
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Lisa had her first presentation to the club and she did a great job. She has settled into her first host family at the Doubles. She saw kangaroos and Emus, ate Vegemite and meat cakes. She has a football team (Richmond). 
