Now is the time – Last chance for another important step in maintaining what it is that you love about your home, and your City. State Gov Planning changes – Code Assess – Your submission due by 5pm this Friday 21 September 2012 – example below. State Gov Planning Reforms http://www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/planning/theplanningsystem/improving-the-system/new-zones-for-victoria Do put in a […]
Category: High Density developments
Heburn Road Passes VCAT but won’t pass fire Regs
This is one of those red tape madness stories that is bound to have more to say before it is done… Well folks, the decision was handed down Sept 6th 2012 on 20-24 Hepburn Road and it’s not good I’m afraid. A permit has been granted and the full decision is attached. P3568 2011 Khoo […]
Sewage Plant Squashed.
At last nights council meeting there was a lot of debate about the Sewage treatment plant, the uprising of residents, and potential backlash from developers who have built around the third pipe rules. Well in the end – the plant was defeated, even though the Manningham Planning dept had recommended it go ahead. One for […]
Reject YVW Sewage Plant Proposed for Tram Road Reserve: Respond to Council Planning Offier’s Reply
Another well researched article from Ming, It’s amazing how many flaws there are in the justification of the Tram Road sewer plant… This email was addressed to the council officers; Natasha Swan ( Manager Statutory Planning Dept, ) and Leigh Harrison ( Acting CEO.) They are the officers in control of the proposal review report, […]
How safe – sewage spills twice this year
This submission shows just how “safe” rather risky a sewage plant is, even when it meets all the guidelines, and scores 97% on it’s compliance audits… Would you feel safe having one 25 meters from your home, as proposed in Doncaster ?
Project to make Doncaster Hill water-friendly
More on Councils’ earlier plans for treatment plants in Doncaster. Attached Interesting article in leader 5/8/10 Manningham planning and environment director Paul Molan said the golf club was the most logical location for the system. “Development at the Eastern Golf Course is expected to create significant additional demand for water, and this provides additional opportunities […]
Urgent Questions – Tram Road Reserve Sewerage Treatment – Council Minutes 27 July 2010
This from Steve O’Brien, regardless of how you think the Golf course will be developed, it does beg the questions; How many plans for a sewage treatment plant have be made, what deals have been struck, and why is the current location the only one being considered? It has been stated that the decision is […]
Green Wedge & “Accomodation”
Rosa Miot & I went to Parliament house last Thursday to hear about “Planning Reforms” from the Planning Minister Brian Tee, and RMIT Professor Michael Buxton. There were several topics covered in some detail, and a lot of enthralling reading handed out – I hope to have the soft copies on this site soon. As […]
Whose job is it to identify major building code failures?
Does it sound wrong to you that professional architects could design a 17 storey building, have it reviewed by Manningham Councils’ Planning Dept, and none of them pick up that there needs to be two or three fire escapes to meet the building regs, when there was only one ? An how the one fire […]
recycled water uses regs & sustainability.
This Plumbers Industry Association document advises how the Grey / recycled water must be handled, such as that coming from the proposed Doncaster recycle plant. ( Class A recycled water as shown in the table below.) It is important to notice the irelevence of such a small plant when there are so many big […]