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Cleanliness in Springvale

Photo credit Dandenong Journal/ Cameron Lucadou-Wells

Motion

Author: Cr Sean O’Reilly
Notice of Motion: Addressing Cleanliness and Odour Issues in Springvale Activity Centre

Resolution unanimously approved by Council on 9 December 2024

Preamble

Ongoing complaints have highlighted the growing issue of cleanliness and odour problems in the Springvale Activity Centre, particularly around Springvale Market. This motion aims to address the concerns raised by both residents and traders by developing a structured approach to enhance the precinct’s reputation, thereby improving trade and amenity.

Background

Ongoing cleanliness and odour issues have significantly impacted local businesses, residents, and visitors, leading to financial losses, potential health hazards, and a decline in the area’s overall amenity.

Springvale Market, which is Greater Dandenong’s busiest activity centre, is central to this issue. Both residents and traders have expressed concerns about the persistent odour and cleanliness problems.

By preparing this report, the Council demonstrates its commitment to resolving these problems through a structured and informed approach, ensuring the well-being of the community and the sustainability of local businesses.

Motion

That officers prepare a comprehensive report within 4 months detailing the costs and strategies necessary to enhance cleanliness and assist odour mitigation within the Springvale Activity Centre, encompassing Springvale Market.

This report should include, but not be limited to:

Investigation of Sources

The report should identify the primary contributors to cleanliness and odour problems, including improper waste disposal practices by local businesses and any infrastructure deficiencies.

Enforcement Measures

It should evaluate current enforcement efforts and provide recommendations for enhancing compliance with waste disposal regulations and public health standards.

Infrastructure Improvements

The report should assess existing drainage and waste management systems, proposing upgrades or maintenance plans to prevent future occurrences.

Council Cleaning Activities

An analysis of the current frequency and effectiveness of Council’s cleaning activities in the area is required, with recommendations for recalibration to better address cleanliness concerns. The report should also include a comparison of the resources allocated to the Springvale Activity Centre with those allocated to the Dandenong Market, identifying any disparities and ensuring a comparable distribution of cleaning services.

Community Engagement

The report should outline the engagement of key stakeholders such as local traders, business associations, and residents to ensure comprehensive participation and feedback.

Measurement

Metrics should include periodic cleanliness audits, surveys of community satisfaction, and analysis of reported incidents. Compliance with waste disposal standards and the effectiveness of trader engagement efforts should also be tracked. The metric scores may be publicly reported on the council’s website.

Cost Analysis

A detailed breakdown of the financial implications associated with the proposed strategies should be included, along with potential funding sources or budget allocations. The report should also feature a cost-benefit analysis to demonstrate the potential savings or benefits from mitigating these issues.

Wards with progressive results

Wards where a candidate did not achieve 50% of primary votes

Summary Table of Progressive Results by Ward

Ward NameTotal EnrolmentFormal VotesInformal VotesTotal Votes PolledVoting Percentage of EnrolledInformal Vote Percentage
Keysborough Ward88647269225749484.54%3.00%
Springvale Central83666970170714085.35%2.38%
Springvale North78316401149655083.64%2.27%
Springvale South85127092260735286.37%3.54%
Cleeland81025842259610675.38%4.24%
Keysborough South91847793181797486.82%2.27%

By Ward

Keysborough Ward

CandidateVote TotalVote Percentage
YIM, Melinda305842.07%
PINCHEIRA, Reinaldo1782.45%
BROWN, Peter210428.94%
IN, Hemara2152.96%
GOV, Tevyn3284.51%
DANG, Daniel79210.90%
AKKURT, Sinan5948.17%

Springvale Central Ward

CandidateVote TotalVote Percentage
BUNLAY, Meng163623.47%
TRUONG, Hor6128.78%
DALTON, Brian98714.16%
LE, Phuong166923.95%
LE, Minh162823.36%
STEBBINGS, Sean4386.28%

Keysborough South Ward

CandidateVote TotalVote Percentage
MUZUR, Ajdin127416.35%
BRYANT, Alexandra134017.19%
DO, Isabella370347.52%
GONSALVEZ, Geraldine6798.71%
JANKOVIC, Sasha79710.23%

Springvale North Ward

CandidateVote TotalVote Percentage
DINH, Huong123419.28%
HOLL, Angela226235.34%
O’REILLY, Sean290545.38%

Springvale South Ward

CandidateVote TotalVote Percentage
HEM, Malab71210.04%
YIM, Thayhorn136419.23%
TRUONG, Loi242934.25%
TRAN, Andy120617.01%
SOK, Lin6419.04%
THAI, Yen74010.43%

Cleeland Ward

CandidateVote TotalVote Percentage
GARAD, Rhonda202534.63%
HAYDAR BIG, Zahra135623.19%
LONG, Angela180430.85%
HEMAVATHARA, Pradeep66211.32%

Finalised wards

By Ward

Dandenong Ward

CandidateVote PercentageVote Total
MEMETI, Jim62.78%3466
RUZAI, Rahima37.22%2055
  • Total Enrolment: 7905
  • Total Votes Polled: 5978 (75.66% of enrolled voters)
  • Informal Votes: 457 (7.64%)

Dandenong North Ward

CandidateVote PercentageVote Total
FORMOSO, Daniel13.39%985
TANNOUS, Rhonda26.15%1924
TOMIC, Branka4.02%296
MILKOVIC, Bob52.03%3828
IERONE, Rosana4.42%325
  • Total Enrolment: 9019
  • Total Votes Polled: 7556 (83.78% of enrolled voters)
  • Informal Votes: 198 (2.62%)

Noble Park North Ward

CandidateVote PercentageVote Total
AGRAVANTE, Love29.81%2082
RATHNAYAKE, Karl6.90%482
FORMOSO, Lana55.45%3873
BILLINGS, Will7.85%548
  • Total Enrolment: 8660
  • Total Votes Polled: 7170 (82.79% of enrolled voters)
  • Informal Votes: 185 (2.58%)

Yarraman Ward

CandidateVote PercentageVote Total
COOK, Ian41.34%2600
DANH, Phillip58.66%3690
  • Total Enrolment: 8300
  • Total Votes Polled: 6604 (79.57% of enrolled voters)
  • Informal Votes: 314 (4.75%)

Ward comparison

Summary Table of Provisional Results by Ward

Ward NameTotal EnrolmentFormal VotesInformal VotesTotal Votes PolledVoting Percentage of EnrolledInformal Vote Percentage
Dandenong North Ward90197358198755683.78%2.62%
Noble Park North Ward86606985185717082.79%2.58%
Dandenong Ward79055521457597875.66%7.64%
Yarraman Ward83006290314660479.57%4.75%

2024 Election results so far

Group A

Group A is all votes received by the VEC up to 6pm Friday 25th October.

Group A were all counted by Friday 1 November.

Group B

Group B is all votes received by the VEC after 6pm Friday 25th October.

Group B votes will be counted on Wednesday 6 November .

WardTimeVotes
Cleeland9:00 am975
Keysborough9:00 am962
Noble Park North9:00 am920
Dandenong10:45 am1027
Springvale Central10:45 am844
Keysborough South11:00 am1392
Springvale North12:00 pm775
Dandenong North1:00 pm1088
Yarraman1:00 pm968
Springvale South1:40 pm904
Group B Count schedule

Ward results, alphabetical by ward name

Cleeland Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Rhonda Garad1,75635.6%
Zahra Haydar Big1,05921.5%
Angela Long1,57531.9%
Pradeep Hewavitharana54211.0%
Informal Votes2134.1%
Total5,145

Dandenong North Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Bob Milkovic3,38553.6%
Daniel Formoso79212.5%
Rhonda Tannous1,61825.6%
Rosana Ierone2664.2%
Branka Tomic2594.1%
Informal Votes1612.5%
Total6,481

Dandenong Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Jim Memeti2,93463.7%
Rahima Rizai1,66936.3%
Informal Votes3637.3%
Total4,966

Keysborough South Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Isabella Do3,13548.6%
Alexandra Bryant1,11817.3%
Ajdin Muzur1,02115.8%
Sasha Jankovic64810.0%
Geraldine Gonsalvez5338.3%
Informal Votes1382.1%
Total6,593

Keysborough Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Melinda Yim2,67342.0%
Peter Brown1,87829.5%
Daniel Dang69610.9%
Sinan Akkurt4907.7%
Tevyn Gov2784.4%
Hemara In1883.0%
Reinaldo Ivan Pincheira1542.4%
Informal Votes1852.8%
Total6,542

Noble Park North Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Lana Formoso3,45056.4%
Will Billings1,80329.5%
Love Agravante4597.5%
Karl Rathnayake4016.6%
Informal Votes1482.4%
Total6,261

Springvale Central Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Meng Bunlay1,44823.5%
Alice Phuong Le1,48624.1%
Minh Le1,46723.8%
Brian Dalton86714.0%
Hor Truong5368.7%
Sean Stebbings3686.0%
Informal Votes1302.1%
Total6,302

Informal Votes: 130

Total Votes: 6302

Springvale North Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Sean O’Reilly2,64446.7%
Angela Holl1,94834.4%
Huong Dinh1,06418.8%
Informal Votes1292.2%
Total5,785

Springvale South Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Loi Truong2,18134.9%
Thayhorn Yim1,20519.3%
Andy Tran1,06217.0%
Yen Thai63610.2%
Malab Hem5969.5%
Lin Sok5619.0%
Informal Votes2163.3%
Total6,457

Yarraman Ward

CandidateVotesPercentage
Phillip Danh3,12558.0%
Ian Cook2,26142.0%
Informal Votes2574.6%
Total5,643

Single-member vs Multi-member Councillor Wards

The debate over single-member wards versus multi-member wards in Victoria, Australia, involves various arguments from different stakeholders. Here is a summary of the key points:

Arguments For Single-Member Wards:

  1. Direct Representation: Proponents argue that single-member wards provide more direct representation, as each councillor is accountable to a specific area and its residents24.
  2. Local Focus: Single-member wards are seen as promoting a local focus, with councillors being more aware of local issues and more accessible to residents34.
  3. Simplified Accountability: It is argued that single-member wards make councillors more accountable to their local communities, as they are elected by and serve a specific ward24.

Arguments Against Single-Member Wards:

The debate over single-member wards versus multi-member wards in Victoria, Australia, involves various arguments from different stakeholders. Here is a summary of the key points:

Arguments For Single-Member Wards:

  1. Direct Representation: Proponents argue that single-member wards provide more direct representation, as each councillor is accountable to a specific area and its residents.
  2. Local Focus: Single-member wards are seen as promoting a local focus, with councillors being more aware of local issues and more accessible to residents.
  3. Simplified Accountability: It is argued that single-member wards make councillors more accountable to their local communities, as they are elected by and serve a specific ward.

Arguments Against Single-Member Wards:

  1. Limited Representation: Critics argue that single-member wards can lead to limited representation, as they may favor major parties and reduce diversity in council representation.
  2. Parochial Interests: Single-member wards can lead to councillors being preoccupied with parochial interests rather than considering the municipality as a whole.
  3. Vulnerability to Demographic Shifts: Single-member wards are more susceptible to boundary changes due to demographic shifts, which can lead to frequent adjustments and instability.

Arguments For Multi-Member Wards:

  1. Broader Representation: Multi-member wards are seen as providing a broader representation of communities, as they can accommodate diverse interests and groups within a larger area.
  2. Shared Responsibilities: Multi-member wards allow councillors to share workloads and responsibilities, potentially leading to more effective governance.
  3. Stability: Multi-member wards tend to be less affected by demographic shifts and thus require fewer boundary adjustments, providing more stability.

Arguments Against Multi-Member Wards:

  1. Complexity: Critics argue that multi-member wards can lead to complexity in governance, as councillors may form groups based on ward affiliations, potentially leading to divisions within the council.
  2. Less Local Focus: Multi-member wards may lead to councillors being less focused on very local issues, as they serve a larger area.
  3. Potential for Dummy Candidates: Multi-member wards can make it easier for dummy candidates to be elected, particularly if they are part of a voting ticket.

Overall, the debate highlights the trade-offs between direct representation and broader community representation, as well as the potential for both stability and complexity in governance structures.

Arguments For Multi-Member Wards:

  1. Broader Representation: Multi-member wards are seen as providing a broader representation of communities, as they can accommodate diverse interests and groups within a larger area34.
  2. Shared Responsibilities: Multi-member wards allow councillors to share workloads and responsibilities, potentially leading to more effective governance23.
  3. Stability: Multi-member wards tend to be less affected by demographic shifts and thus require fewer boundary adjustments, providing more stability34.

Arguments Against Multi-Member Wards:

  1. Complexity: Critics argue that multi-member wards can lead to complexity in governance, as councillors may form groups based on ward affiliations, potentially leading to divisions within the council3.
  2. Less Local Focus: Multi-member wards may lead to councillors being less focused on very local issues, as they serve a larger area3.
  3. Potential for Dummy Candidates: Multi-member wards can make it easier for dummy candidates to be elected, particularly if they are part of a voting ticket35.

Aged and Disability Services

As a committed advocate for the most vulnerable members of our community, I want to reassure all residents that my past decisions and current platform strongly support the continuation of the City of Greater Dandenong’s vital Aged and Disability Care Service program. There is no plan to change the council’s delivery of these essential services. Any future decision on the continuation or modification of these services will be made by a new council, of which I am a candidate.

No candidate for council can guarantee that any service will be provided indefinitely, as all services of council are subject to periodic review. Councillors are required to consider all new information and evidence up to the point of making any decision.

Further, while candidates may make pledges during their campaigns, once elected, councillors must vote on proposals with an open mind, considering the most current evidence available. Promising to vote a particular way without regard to new information or evidence could be seen as contravening the Local Government Act 2020, which mandates that councillors make informed and balanced decisions in the best interests of the community.

I understand the critical importance of aged care services to our community, and if re-elected, I will work diligently with my fellow councillors and relevant stakeholders to ensure that any future decisions are made with the best interests of our residents at heart.

Rather than seeking election promises from councillors who are running for re-election, I suggest that electors consider a councillor’s past decision-making history as an indication of how they may approach future resolutions if re-elected.

Motion passed at council meeting – 25 March 2024

Further reading:
https://dandenong.starcommunity.com.au/news/2024-04-02/reprieve-for-home-care-services/

https://www.greaterdandenong.vic.gov.au/contact-us/news-and-media/council-affirms-its-commitment-continuing-provision-disability-and-aged

https://www.lgi.vic.gov.au/summer-2022-23-local-government-integrity-matters/councillors-must-have-open-mind

Birth of the Dandenong Historical Society

By Jenny Ferguson

We received a donation of some newspaper clippings a few years ago, saved by Dave Mickle Snr between 1963 and 1965. Dave was our first president and our first life member. These clippings from the Dandenong Journal provided us an insight into the establishment of the Society, its collection, and the focus and interests of Dave himself.

How did it all start? On 3 April 1963, Mrs Susan Perham wrote a letter to the Editor expressing her disappointment that the old Half-way House Hotel couldn’t be saved and used as a museum and memorial to the pioneers. She believed it was important to do something to uncover some of Dandenong’s history before it was too late. Local resident Dave Mickle responded a week later, keen to generate some interest. He was a member of the Royal Historical Society of Victoria, already passionate about preserving our local history. Susan Perham then offered her home to anyone interested in forming a local history society in Dandenong. Finally, a public meeting was held in the Town Hall on Wednesday 26 June to launch the Historical Society. The first meeting of the newly formed Historical Society was held on Thursday 4 July 1963. It will be no surprise to any of you that Dave Mickle was elected as the first president of the Dandenong Historical Society, and Susan Perham its secretary. The members were keen to get started!

In a newspaper clipping from the Journal dated 7 August 1963, thirteen enthusiastic members were quick to determine the basic facts about Dandenong. In a 1918 railway definition of Dandenong, it was 60 feet above sea level and 18 and a half miles from Melbourne. Its name was derived from the Aboriginal word for the creek which flowed from the Dandenongs, i.e., Danyenong or Tangenong.

The next clipping was dated 13 November 1963. The article “Interest Grows in Dandenong Society” was prompted by their October meeting. There was concern about poor cemetery records. Mrs Trebilco had undertaken to transcribe early deaths from the Dandenong Cemetery records but found her task almost impossible. Nothing was properly recorded prior to 1876. Dave Mickle stated that this was not the case with the Cranbourne cemetery records!

A subcommittee had inspected the Gas Company premises in Hutton Street as a potential headquarters for the Society, but they proved to be impractical.

Warren Titcher and Len Bolch stressed the importance of preserving present-day records for future generations. “In another 100 years, present-day happenings will be history too.”

At the November 1963 meeting, a letter was read out during correspondence from Mrs Daisy Piper, the daughter of the headmaster of Dandenong State School 1403. The headmaster was Mr Alfred Hemmings. Daisy Piper had in her possession an article from the Dandenong Advertiser dated May 27, 1874, concerning her father, and she also had some family information. President Dave promised to pick up the early papers and photographs.

He hoped other early residents would follow suit and donate similar items to the historical society.

By February 1964, Dave had visited the Pipers in Dromana. Daisy Piper believed that when Alfred Hemmings married her mother, Miss Frances Chandler, it was the first wedding in the Church of England in Dandenong.

Mr and Mrs Perham visited a Mrs Jeffreys in Caulfield. She had been told that Mrs Jeffreys’ grandfather, Mr McKee, was the first appointed policeman in Dandenong. Three members took a trip to the Police Paddocks to find out more about its past.

Dr W A Gunson, a well-known historian and Lang Lang resident, was the guest speaker for the February 1964 meeting. Dr Gunson emphasised the value of preserving local history and uncovering old documents which authenticated it. Often, people had in their possession photos, diaries, and personal letters considered only of personal interest and did not realise their value as history. Warren Titcher, inspired by the interesting comparison of the businesses along Dandenong’s main street (The Golden Mile) in 1870 and 1932, in GFR’s Reminiscences of early Dandenong, was keen to photograph the businesses in 1964, creating an elongated streetscape. (Warren’s photographs of The Golden Mile can be viewed in the corridor on the first floor at 39 Clow Street, on the way to the DDHS Rooms. Warren repeated these photographs in 1972, and again in 1991. Another member and keen photographer, Ted Doran captured The Golden Mile in 2013.)

At its May 1964 meeting, Dave Mickle told the members that Cranbourne Shire had tried to annex Dandenong. However, the Chief Secretary rejected the annexation bid. The Cranbourne Shire had better luck in their bid to expand when they secured Yallock from Buln Buln Shire!

Members of the public were invited to attend the Dandenong Historical Society meeting at the Dandenong Town Hall on February 17, 1965. The drawcard was a historical album which Gordon Hill of Beaver Photographics was generously preparing for the society. Mr Hill was hopeful that attendees would be able to identify and date the photographs.

A Dandenong Journal article dated 18 November 1965 titled “Where are these Relics” concerned the old stone bridge over the Dandenong Creek on the highway, built in 1865/66. At the October meeting of the historical society, the members discussed a paragraph published 20 years earlier. When the centre pin of the stone bridge had been removed, a bottle was found, containing a number of papers: Copies of The Argus, The Australasian, Gippsland Times, The Herald and The Age. All were dated December 19, 1866. There was also a penny and a threepenny piece dated 1863. Dave Mickle wondered where those relics were today.

By November 1965, the Society had already designed their emblem, set to appear on correspondence. It was designed by Constable Peter Anderson of Doveton Police, who spent hours researching the uniform of the period and the style of artwork from the previous century. The emblem depicted a typical scene of the old police camp on Stud Road in 1839, established by Captain William Lonsdale in October 1837. At that time it was called the Native Police Corps.

These newspaper clippings have provided us with a glimpse of how quickly the Dandenong Historical Society took off, from one local resident’s letter to the Editor, and it’s still going strong sixty years later.

And the rest, they say, is history.

Merle Mitchell AM

Merle Mitchell AM
Following is the speech written and delivered by Eileen Sims on the 13 November 2022 at the memorial event for Merle Mitchell AM.

Image (c) Mark Wilson Media

Merle was a leader although she would probably not agree with me giving her that title. But she was a person who did effect change.  

Beginnings

In the 1970’s Springvale was developing as a new suburb: new housing estate with unmade roads. The 1971 census showed that the city’s population increased by 20,000 people. Springvale’s population had always been multicultural but now the census revealed that 32% of Springvale’s population were born overseas. While most of the new residents were English speaking there were others of non-English speaking countries- Italy, what was then called Yugoslavia, Germany, Netherlands, and Greece. 

Council at that time employed one social worker and a youth worker and the establishment of a Citizen’s Advisory Bureau (CAB) in the suburb was suggested. Questionnaires were distributed and the response showed that people agreed and many wanted to be involved. 

 A volunteer Committee of Management was formed and Merle became a member, taking on the role of secretary. Others who wanted to participate became volunteer staff members and participated in a community training program.  

Council provided accommodation at 5 Osborne Avenue and the centre, known as the Springvale Community Aid and Advice Bureau, came into being. In my talk I will refer to it as the ‘Bureau”. 

Staff

As the centre became busier and with more demands on the committee and workers it was realised a full-time Manager was needed. The position was created, funded by council, and Merle, who had taken on that role in a voluntary capacity, became the Bureau’s first paid employee.  

Who came? 

The 1970’s also saw the opening of Enterprise Migrant Hostel.   

Even for English speaking migrants settling into a new country as Australia it is difficult. For those without English language skills it is even more confusing, isolating and at times frightening.  

The new arrivals felt they were strangers and wanted to regain a sense of control in their lives. They needed jobs, to learn English, and to know their children were safe at school and able to learn.  

There were so many needs and questions. 

Merle and the staff recognised this and developed policy and programs specific to their needs.    

Communication 

One of the first requirements for the Bureau staff was to improve communication. Qualified interpreters were needed either in house or by phone. The Bureau was one of the first organisations to support the formation of the state run Telephone Interpreter Service.  

Training in how to work with interpreters became mandatory for all Bureau staff.  

Social and Ethnic workers 

Always looking ahead, Merle learnt that ethnic workers could be seconded from the Department of Immigration and she arranged with other ethnic agencies for their workers to be placed for a day or afternoon at the Bureau as well.  

She found out too that there was a Grant-in-Aid scheme funded by the Commonwealth Immigration Department for a social worker to assist in migrant settlement. 

The first social worker appointed at the Bureau was Jenny Briggs.  

The first ethnic worker was Juan Santa Isobel and together they developed the position of an ethnic aid worker in the Springvale Primary School, the first such position. A program that has now become a national program.  

Staff training in house 

Merle would say this CAB is different from other CABs mainly because of the non-English speaking population. Through Council funding a Volunteer Co-ordinator position was created to reach into the community for volunteers and the involvement of people from other cultures was encouraged. In-house cross-culture training was also mandatory and all staff needed to adapt their service delivery to meet the needs of the various migrant groups and refugees coming into the hostel.  

Roles of workers/Policy of agency 

As well as social and ethnic workers the Bureau employed a financial counsellor and a housing officer. The roles of all the workers focussed on giving information. Counselling and advocacy were tasks for the paid workers while their job descriptions also included community development aiming to encourage policy and practical changes in other organisations as they provided services for migrants. 

Adjusting to governmental policy change 

As government policies changed, the Bureau workers’ service delivery had to be flexible to meet these increasing demands. With the closure of Enterprise Hostel, new arrivals were moved straight into the community without support and the Bureau staff developed programs to fill these gaps. Workers from the Centre for the Survivors of Torture and Trauma were housed at the Bureau to work specifically with refugees who had experienced incarceration and torture.    

Then Enterprise reopened but with a limited supportive role. It was the Bureau social worker who took on the role of assisting orientation; walking new arrivals to the main shopping centre and leading them to schools, maternal and child care centres, library, Centrelink, the Community Health Centre and the council administrative centre. The last places being the Bureau and the Neighbourhood House to help them become acquainted to the services available to help them settle.  

Accountability 

Merle’s role always extended beyond the walls of the agency. She was adept in building relationships and had involvements in committees like VCOSS and ACOSS where her knowledge of what was happening at the grass-roots level could inform and influence change into government policies.   

Merle had the ability to infuse energy into everyone she was involved with: her staff, councillors, government heads, politicians and everyone she met regardless of who they were or the position they held.  

Without any doubt, to me, Merle was a dynamic leader. 

Eileen Sims© 2022

Eileen Sims

Question: Why can’t I get a resident parking permit?

Greater Dandenong City Council does not issue resident parking permits.  I have followed this up with council officers some time ago, and I know, understand and agree with the reasons why this council does not issue resident parking permits.

In my opinion, if Council did issue resident parking permits, some of the negative impacts would be:

Residents would use on-street parking more.  Some residents that currently park on their own land would choose to use their garage as extra storage space and park their car on the street full-time.  This would mean less availability of on-street parking for residents and visitors.

Council would need to strictly monitor permits to make sure the permits are used properly.  Permits would need to be visible on the dashboard and show the car license plate number.  A resident when applying for a permit, would need to prove their residential address and also prove ownership of the licence plate number.  This verification would need to be redone yearly due to changed addresses and license plate numbers.  Without this strict verification, permits would be abused by being lent, hired out, or on-sold to train commuters or others.  

So, while issuing one permit for yourself would solve your problem, making permits available to all residents (or even just residents in your vicinity) would create many more problems in terms of on-street parking capacity.