Passport to Democracy
My democratic representatives
What if?
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Everyone in the world spoke the same language?
Nobody disagreed about anything?
Nothing was ever limited,ever ?
There was no system of government?
Who represents you?
Your
speak for you:
• in your local council
• in State Parliament
• in Federal Parliament
can
Who Decides?
 http://www.vec.vic.gov.au/files/Whodec
ides/default.html
Refer to pages 7,11 and 15 of
the Your Voice Your Future
booklet which explains the
different roles of federal, state
and local government...
Which level of Government?
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Federal Parliament – Prime Minister
Defence
force
Immigration
Employment
Services
Federal Parliament
Medicare
Higher Education
Australia
Post
Centrelink
7
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State Parliament - Premier
Police and prisons
State Parliament
Hospitals and
health services
Primary and
Secondary Schools
Emergency services
9
Public transport
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Local council – Mayor
Town
planning
Local council
Roads, footpaths and
cycleways
Childcare
services
Local parks, pools and
ovals
Rubbish and recycling
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Statues:
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In groups of 3 or 4
Create a frozen statue/tableau or quick role play to
represent three different services we have talked about
today.
We’re going to try and guess each service and which
level of government is responsible for it.
My democratic representatives - A virtual journey!
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Find out which maps belong to you in your workbook.
www.youthcentral.vic.gov.au Do-it-yourself Democracy
links will guide you to the information you need.
Work out where your house is on each map.
Colour in the local government area and state or
federal electorate in which you live.
Write the name(s) of your democratic representatives
on each of your maps (local, state, federal)
What else can you find out?
Who represents me?
Who represents me?
Federal
Where do they
make decisions?
Page 7 of your
workbook
How many of them
are there?
House of
Representatives
(Lower House)
Senate
(Upper House)
State
Legislative
Assembly
(Lower House)
Legislative Council
(Upper House)
Local
Local council or
shire
Don’t forget your school
representatives!
Pages 7,11,15 Your
voice, your future
booklet....
Who represents me?
Federal 1 Member of Parliament (MP)
State
Local
Where do they How many of
make
them are
decisions?
there?
House of
Representatives
(Lower House)
There are 150
Federal MPs across
Australia
12 Senators (for Victoria)
Senate
(Upper House)
There are 76
Senators across
Australia
1 Member of the Legislative
Assembly (MP or MLA)
Legislative
Assembly
(Lower House)
There are 88 State
MPs in Victoria
5 Members of the Legislative
Council (MP or MLC)
Legislative Council
(Upper House)
There are 40 MLCs
in Victoria
Local Councillors (number
varies from council to council)
Local council or
shire
There are 79 local
councils each with
diff numbers of
councillors
Don’t forget your school
representatives