I am sure you are all mindful of this, but as a resident living near Westfield Doncaster that went to the first public meeting held by Manningham Council on its “vision” for the Doncaster Hill Activity Centre I would recommend that residents be vigilant on what the final outcome will become. As soon as the […]
Month: November 2014
WHITEHORSE PARK LAST OPTION FOR SEWER MINE
Eram Park (7.7 Hectares) under the jurisdiction of Whitehorse council, now appears the only likely site for the location of Yarra Valley Water’s Sewer Mining Plant after Manningham Council refused to locate it The challenge now for YVW is to convince […]
VCAT SAY MANDATORY RULES ARE DISCRETIONARY
MANNINGHAM MUST MAKE PLANNING SCHEDULES MORE VCAT PROOF. Here is another example of where a Vcat member has upheld a developer appeal by overruling a council decision to reject a three storey townhouse proposal, at 88 Whittens Lane, Doncaster, despite it not conforming to the mandatory provisions (cannot be varied with a permit) of the […]
SOS Poll Victorian Planning in ‘crisis’ – election candidates and community agree
Our RAIDID group are one of many, many, around the country, monitoring and challenging local governments on Planning and Amenity issues. Save Our Suburbs (S.O.S,) is doing the Same, but at a State level – challenging the machine that is State Politics, VCAT, and other bodies that impact Amenity. SOS have just released their initial findings […]
JACKSON CT TOWER APPROVED BY DELEGATION
MINISTER DUCK SHOVED MAKING DECISION BEFORE ELECTION CLICK ON LINK TO STATE PLANNING AUTHORITY APPROVES MITCHELL STREET Despite assurances from the office of the minister for planning, Matthew Guy, that community submissions received by his office would be thoroughly examined prior to any resolution, the state planning authority had already been authorised to bypass his […]
DONCASTER RD PEDESTRIAN OVERPASS UNLIKELY
Although Manningham City Council, had planned grade separating the pedestrian crossing at Frederick Street and/or Council Street in the planning of the Doncaster Hill Activity Centre, it was never feasible due to design and funding constraints. Any construction of new pedestrian overpasses would have to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) which requires low […]
VICTORIAN CORRUPTION BODY A PAPER TIGER
A promise was made before the 2010 election, by the then opposition leader, that an Independent- Broad-Based- Anti corruption – Commission (IBAC), closely modeled on the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC), would be established. The IBAC has very little power by comparison, containing a narrow definition of corrupt conduct. For example, “being conduct that would, […]