The President of the Gozo Regional Council, Dr. Samuel Azzopardi, and the Executive Secretary, Mr. Karl Vella, attended the launch of the Local Government Consultation Process for the Development of the National Strategy of Local Government, by the Parliamentary Secretariat for Local Government.

A document was presented with four consultation themes to serve as a framework for the consultation between all the partners of the Local Government.

The themes are; good and effective governance, the strengthening of regional councils, localities with a cleaner environment and local councils close to the people.

These themes will serve as a framework for consultation between all Local Government partners.

The Secretariat explained that during this consultation process, meetings will be held between the regional councils and the local councils within them, as well as meetings with other partners of the Local Government, with governmental entities and with those who one way or another have some influence on the management and work of the Local Councils.

The new heraldic coats of arms of the regional councils were also presented, as at the beginning of the year the regional councils increased from five to six.

While the Central Regional Council became the Eastern Regional Council, and the South-Eastern Regional Council became the Port Regional Council, the new Western Regional Council was also established.

The new coats of arms were designed by heraldic experts and published by legal notice.

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