The Manningham Council declared a climate emergency on the 15th of December 2022 during a seven year period of global cooling but would not allow debate on the relationship between carbon dioxide and global warming or the causes of extreme weather events. Instead the community were invited to choose their order of preference between several […]
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DONCASTER HILL HAD GREEN PLAN
WIND TURBINES ON LIGHT POLES & UNDERGROUND UNITS THE VISION Doncaster Hill will become an internationally recognised urban environment embracing total sustainability in terms of energy, water, transport, built environment and landscape. Living and working in Doncaster Hill, people will enjoy improved quality of life as this resident attests to in their account of […]
DONCASTER HILL FUTURE GRIDLOCK
A SYMPTOM OF NO INTERCONNECTED STREET SYSTEM “Square-block street grids are a fixture of modern urban life—as unremarkable as the clouds in the sky—and they’re rooted in far more planning than most people ever notice. From street width to block lengths, grid choices deeply affect the look and feel of our neighborhoods, and how we […]
APPLEWOOD PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS
After ten years of broken promises from Local and State Governments the residents of Applewood Retirement Village and its surrounding community will at last be able to safely cross Tram Road. Works will be starting on this important road upgrade mid-February and are expected to be complete in May 2021. Tram Road, a four lane […]
DONCASTER ROAD TRAFFIC TO EXCEED PREDICTIONS
The full build out at Doncaster Hill was not expected to return traffic volumes on Doncaster Road to anywhere near the levels that existed prior to the extension of the Eastern Freeway but these predictions were based upon a much smaller development, approximately 40% less than what has now been approved. The consultants Manningham engaged […]
NINE ONE COUNCILLOR WARDS FOR ELECTION
NINE BALLOT PAPERS TO ELECT NINE WARD COUNCILLORS Despite recommendations to the contrary from both Manningham Council and the Victorian Electoral Commission, the Victorian Government has decided on a single Councillor ward structure for the local government elections in October. It is assumed that the decision made on the eve of the last election, by […]
BUILDING CATEGORY NOT IN DDO8 SCHEDULE
ONE METRE BUILDING HEIGHT DIFFERENTIAL BETWEEN LARGE AND SMALL BLOCKS According to Manningham policy three storey apartment buildings with a maximum height of ELEVEN metres are “encouraged” on allotments 1800 Sqm or more and two storey town house style developments are prescribed a maximum height of TEN metres, which includes a one metre leeway for […]
THIRD PIPE MANDATED BUT NO SITE FOR PLANT
THIRD PIPE COMPLIANCE APPROVAL BASED ON PLANT BEING BUILT ON GOLF LINKS ESTATE By way of background, Manningham, in 2008, had entered into an agreement with Yarra Valley Water and Melbourne Water to develop an integrated approach to water servicing across Doncaster Hill which was to be YVW’s first venture in a built up area. […]
COUNCILLOR DIVISION NO RECORD IN MINUTES
COUNCILLORS WHO REFUSED TO SUPPORT TRAFFIC STUDY SOUTH OF DONCASTER RD Councillor Gough, despite the childish interruptions from one particular Councillor, a cheer leader for the administration, and challenges to its relevance while speaking to his motion, was still able to obtain a majority vote determining that the Manningham Infrastructure Services Unit immediately undertake: 1. […]
CRUNCH TIME FOR COUNCIL’S TRAFFIC DEPT
HIGH RISE TRAFFIC BEING DIRECTED THROUGH RESIDENTIAL STREETS Councillors have resolved that the Manningham Infrastructure Services Unit immediately undertake: 1. A new vehicle movement and parking study; and 2. An open space and community amenity study in the area of Doncaster Hill south of Doncaster Road and east of Tram Road. This was after the […]