Cr Connie Boglis OAM

27/08/2025

🍷✨ Wine Trivia at tonight!

Hosted by Marko, who always sneaks in a bit of local history to keep things interesting. A perfect mid-week night out with great snacks, laughs, and a few fun facts you didn’t know you needed.

27/08/2025

🎙When Matt & Trudi asked me to join their podcast on the concept of Play and Politics, I had to stop and think.

How do both ends of the spectrum connect?

My career path has never been linear. From counsellor and community advocate, to author, and now in politics, creativity has always been at the heart of how I lead.

🎙️Their Creative Consultants Podcast to come - In the meantime, I'd follow these two and .boatwright as they explore it all.

✨♟️🌱

26/08/2025

🌟 Do you know someone who makes Darebin a better place? 🌟

Every day I meet locals who quietly give their time, energy and heart to our community — whether it’s supporting neighbours, leading a community group, mentoring young people, caring for Country, or creating a more sustainable future.

Now is the chance to celebrate those everyday heroes.

The Darebin Community Awards 2025 are open, with categories recognising individuals and groups across all walks of life — from Citizen of the Year to Young Leaders, CALD and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Community Leaders, Sustainability champions and more.

If someone inspires you — a neighbour, friend, family member, volunteer, or community group — please take a moment to nominate them. 🙌

Let’s make sure our neighbours and community groups who lift us all up are recognised and celebrated also. More details here Darebin City Council

16/07/2025

It’s time to bring local government into the broader conversation around the health and wellbeing needs of all Victorians. Early intervention is everyone’s responsibility, and local councils are uniquely positioned to identify who needs support, determine how to offer it, and create inclusive spaces that encourage meaningful conversations and access to services.

All levels of government have a vital role to play in supporting our communities. By working together, we can build a more connected, responsive, and preventative approach to wellbeing, one that starts with understanding and ends with stronger, healthier neighbourhoods Municipal Association of Victoria

The Municipal Association of Victoria (MAV) has welcomed a new cohort of councillor appointees to its Advisory Panels, reinforcing its commitment to collaborative leadership and evidence-informed policy development for Victoria’s local government sector. MAV President, Jennifer Anderson, said the ...

15/07/2025

I'm thrilled to announce that ive been appointed to the Municipal Association of Victoria Health and Wellbeing Advisory Panel as a councillor representative. The Advisory Panels will shape strategies, policies and help guide local government.

It is my honour to advocate for all Victorians on the Health and Wellbeing challenges we face across inner city municipalities and regional

27/06/2025

I was at Nara Community Early Learning Centre this morning. Nara is an Aboriginal word, meaning companion. Some team members have worked here for over 20 years, and walking alongside the children they care for on their learning journey.

The partnership was possible thanks to The Department of Education & Training and Darebin City Council. This led to the expansion of three rooms and upgraded facilities to help the centre thrive for generations to come.

I look forward to visiting again, when the bush kinder garden is ready! 🌾🥰🌺🪾🍃

26/06/2025

If you missed it 👇

At our June Council meeting, Council endorsed a number of items, including:

• Allocation of funds from the capital works budget for Your Street Your Say – Group A projects
• Partnership grant options
• Declaration of a special charge: Solar Saver round 4.2 (batch 7)
• A new Councillor Internal Dispute Resolution Procedure
• Redirecting funds from a Mayoral event to a rainbow crossing

And next week's Special Council Meeting will be held in the Council Chambers on Monday 30 June at 6pm. To join us in person, please register your attendance via the link below, or call us on 8470 8888. Please note, as this is a Special Meeting, there will not be public question time, petitions or submissions.

For a full list of what’s on the agenda: ➡️https://ow.ly/qqWU50RnEBm
Or watch the livestream of next week’s Council Meeting: ➡️https://ow.ly/az5U50RnEBh

You can find out more about the decisions of Council on our website - www.darebin.vic.gov.au

26/06/2025

So great to be back at West Preston Lakeside FC— this time not as a candidate, but as their newly elected Councillor.

We had a much-needed catch-up on how the club’s progressing and some ongoing matters. Community clubs like the Roosters are the heart of Reservoir, with over 500 community members.

It’s always powerful when local and state governments come together to back grassroots sport. Thanks for stopping by Nathan Lambert MP 🏉💪

14/06/2025

Have you seen Legs the Octopus on Spring Street Reservoir yet?

As part of the Octopus Schools program, these colourful footpath will be near Primary schools across Darebin to help create safer, more active travel routes for our children.

Thanks to Victorian Labor for making walking and riding to school safer for our little ones👭🧑‍🤝‍🧑🤸‍♀️

06/06/2025

Being on the Aging Well Committee for Darebin, its always so lovely to spend some time with our seniors citizens groups and hearing thier feedback. Thank you for having me this morning Marika 🩷

05/06/2025

Celebrating some truly impressive local businesses this morning at the Northern Business Achievement Awards (NBAA) breakfast at .

These awards highlight the real impact local businesses have on our communities — not just in what they do, but how they do it.

Always great to bump into Belinda at Reservoir Village and hear about the fantastic work she does with our local traders to support them.

05/06/2025

Dropping off some old treasures and finding some new 👚👖