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House of Assembly - Fifty-Fifth Parliament, First Session (55-1)
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Peak Body Forum

The Hon. A. PICCOLO (Light) (15:46): I would like to take a few minutes to provide an example of where the government sector, in this case the local government sector, works with community groups and harnesses the talents of volunteers to get a better outcome for the whole community. It is a better outcome because a whole range of things are done, but also a better outcome because it comes at a lower cost to ratepayers.

On Monday night I had the pleasure to attend the 2025 Peak Body Forum held by the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council. In addition to myself and a whole range of other volunteers, the member for Frome was also present.

The Peak Body Forum is an annual forum when all the various town committees get together and give a report on the things they have done in the preceding 12 months. In this case, the peak bodies that currently exist within the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council are the Auburn Community Development Committee, the Mintaro Progress Association, the Manoora Community Association, the Marrabel Districts Community Association, the Saddleworth District Community Association, the Sevenhill (Richardson Park Inc.), the Stanley Flat Soldiers Memorial Hall, the Tarlee Hall and Community Services, the Riverton Community Management Committee, the Waterloo Soldiers Memorial Hall, the Watervale Community Association and the Stockport Community Association.

Of those groups and community organisations, several provided reports on the night. Andy Theobald from the Tarlee Hall and Community Services group spoke about the things they have done over the past 12 months and particularly the importance of the Tarlee Hall to that community. John Glistak from the Riverton Community Management Committee provided a report on the various things that committee has undertaken over the past 12 months. Rhonda Seymour from the Auburn Community Development Committee spoke about their vision for their community and particularly how they are harnessing volunteers for great work in that town.

Daryn Quick spoke about the Manoora Community Committee and also raised the issue of water security, which I will be raising with him. Terry Savage provided a very detailed report for the Stockport Community Association.

These associations and committee groups are actually powered by over 100 volunteers and they are partly funded by council and the rest of the funding is raised by these committees for community projects. The Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council provides $6,000 per annum for each peak body. In addition to that, they are also able to apply for a portion of some additional funding.

These groups act as a very important conduit between the community and the council, but more importantly work alongside council to make the ratepayer dollar go further. They also, importantly, engage with their communities to provide the best possible services. I would like to commend both the peak body members and also the council for their work in making our communities better.

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