Month: October 2017

RESIDENTS IN DARK OVER SHADOWING POLICY

Residents in the lower scale development zone, abutting the Doncaster Hill precinct at 810 Elgar Rd, are questioning why council have prescribed such high buildings (32.5 metres) on their boundary line without there being an appropriate height step down to avoid overshadowing of their properties.  Shadowing Diagrams All buildings and works should be designed to avoid […]

FROM PLASTIC GARBAGE TO DINNER PLATE

Microplastics in sea threat to human health, United Nations warns http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-39217985  (copy to browser to open) BBC Video link above captures the moment plastic enters the food chain Microplastics are created when larger plastic debris breaks down by sunlight and wave action into rice-sized bits that measure five millimeters or less.  They have turned the […]