CITY of Maribyrnong councillors want to lead the charge to stop the growing of genetically engineered crops in Victoria. At last month’s council meeting, a notice of motion – put forward by Catherine Cumming – was accepted and officers will now prepare a report on how the council can go about declaring itself a GE-free zone. And Cr Cumming wants to take that a step further, using the contents of the report, which is expected to be presented at the May council meeting, to write to the state and federal governments to outline community views on the issue.