The ERG has sent a letter to Premier Carroll and published a Media Release regarding the recent building and planning changes and is requesting Government support to mitigate the impacts on ERG councils, the building industry, and communities.
The ERG Annual Report for 25/26 has been released. Find out what the Eastern Region Group of Councils has achieved over the past 12 months.
Free public forum with local candidates in the November State Election about better transport across Box Hill and beyond.
The ERG has published a Media Release for the upcoming 2026 State election.
The ERG has identified its 2026 State election priorities for the east.
The ERG Strategic Plan 2025-29 positions the region to manage growth despite a financially constrained environment.
The ERG's submission to the Parliamentary Inquiry calls for greater consultation and engagement. The range and pace of reforms to planning will have unintended consequences. The ERG also provided a guide to the inquiry in the form of a Planning Navigator of issues and opportunities.
The ERG has prepared a guide to help navigate recent planning reforms. See the range of reforms, what ERG councils think of them, and how they may be improved.
The ERG supports recommendations to reduce electric line clearance. The ERG wrote to State Minister for Climate Action, Energy & Resources, and the State Electricity Commission Lily D'Ambrosio regarding the advice to reduce line clearance requirements to retain and improve tree canopy.
View news reports on the ERG's 'asks' for Melbourne's east in the lead up to the 2025 Federal election.
The Eastern Region Group of Councils is providing a united voice for communities in Melbourne's East in the lead up to the Federal election.
Mayors across the Eastern Region urge local communities to have their say and help to create the communities we all want to live in as the State Government develops its Plan for Victoria.
A regional Fair Access Policy has been developed to guide how sporting facilities are used. It is being progressively adopted by councils across the east, with Yarra Ranges the latest council to adopt the policy.
Home is where the heart is – and there is nothing more important than making sure all levels of government plan carefully for our increasing population and where they will live. The Eastern Region Group of Councils want to make sure that the Victorian Government considers what local communities value when they develop their Plan for Victoria. Engagement has commenced on the Plan and closes at the end of June.
View news reports on the Warburton Mountain Bike Destination decision.
Existing strengths in the eastern region’s health care industry will be explored and potentially expanded through a new Health Innovation and Care Economy Regional Investment Strategy to be led by the Eastern Region Group of Councils (ERG) in partnership with the State Government’s Metropolitan Partnerships.
Growing local jobs for regional recovery’ is at the centre of the Eastern Region Group of Council’s priorities for government collaboration.
View news report on social housing reforms scrapped by State Government
The Eastern Region Group of Councils is supporting calls for the State Government to abandon its proposed policy to exempt rates being paid on social housing properties.
View news report on calls for headspace expansion
The Eastern Region Group of Councils is providing a united voice for communities in Melbourne’s east in the lead up to the Federal election.
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