The Wednesday 21 May Council meeting saw the passage of both the Roundtable recommendations and Cr Hardy’s proposed change to local laws around camping on council land move to a five-week consultation phase. There are two important points surrounding Rod Hardy’s bylaw proposal.

1. Adoption of the proposed new camping laws should be seen as complimentary to the recommendations of the Roundtable. Without the local law amendments, the Roundtable recommendations will fail.
2. The proposal supports and works in tandem with the recommendations to the Roundtable by Victoria police.

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