NWMA Submission on MSS
Submission Municipal Strategic Statement 2010 The Coordinator, Local Policy Strategic Planning City of Melbourne GPO Box 1603 Melbourne, Victoria 3001 mss@melbourne.vic.gov.au 3 September 2010 Dear Coordinator, The North and West Melbourne Association welcomes the opportunity to provide a response to the draft MSS developed by the City of Melbourne. It is concerned, however, at the limited opportunity provided by the Council for detailed consultation with local communities and the treatment of communities within the statement. We feel that local areas are being alienated by the Council and its bureaucracy in ways that have the potential to cause long term problems
Aug. and Sept. 2010 general meetings
We confirm the earlier advice that the August monthly meeting on Tuesday, the 17th at 7.30pm, in the library, will host a Meet the Candidates for the Federal election for the seat of Melbourne. Most of the candidates have accepted the invitation. Members are encouraged to bring neighbours and friends. The minutes for the July Meeting will not be circulated until the September Meeting. The September meeting will also host Kate Greer from Climate Communities, Sustainability Victoria, as a speaker, to follow up on initiatives in the inner area of Melbourne and on the issues raised in the vertical gardens proposal,
Meet the Candidates at August Meeting
The members attending the July monthly meeeting decided to continue the tradition of holding a 'Meet the Candidates' for the coming Federal election. This will be held at our next monthly meeting on August 17 at 7.30pm. The event will be in the meeting room of the North Melbourne Library. We are inviting all candidates for election to the House of Representatives Seat of Melbourne to participate. Nominations have only just closed. Please put this date in your diary. Regards Kevin Chamberlin Deputy Chairperson
State breaks promise on urban sprawl-PPL
Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc. MEDIA RELEASE 29 JULY 2010 PLANNING CATASTOPHE FOR MELBOURNE AS VC 68 PASSES PARLIAMENT This morning Planning Minister Madden’s revised Planning Amendment, now re-badged VC 68, was fast tracked through Parliament with the support of the coalition - Liberals and Nationals – who had, over the past year, held out against inducements to approve this toxic planning amendment. (Only the Greens and DLP MP’s stood firm.) This represents a catastrophe for Melbourne as it will see rezoning of land from rural to residential on the City’s fringe and so extend our notorious
TPM-2010-15 Zagame – Corner Roden and King through to Stanley Street.
West Melbourne has been jolted into the reality of planning politics in the twenty-first century with official support for the ten storey development on the Zagame site in King Street by both the State Government and the Melbourne City Council. If approved, this project establishes a precedent for wholesale high rise redevelopment of West Melbourne and North Melbourne, at heights and shapes that were not possible under previous planning regimes. It introduces all that is ugly, intrusive and inefficient in building form and will do little to raise overall standards of amenity for inner city residents. Look at Docklands and
Municipal Strategic Statement Consultatiion
The City of Melbourne is holding a consultation on the MSS at the Melbourne Town Hall. This is a matter of great importance to the planning regime that will exist in the future for North asnd West Melbourne and for the whole municipality. See the City of Melbourne Website www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/BuildingandPlanning/Planning/planningschemeamendments/Pages/C162.aspx Information sessions Information sessions will be held at the Yarra Room, Level 2, Melbourne Town Hall, 120 Swanston Street, Melbourne, on the following dates: Residents Wednesday 21 July 6pm to 7.30pm RSVP by Friday 16 July to mss@melbourne.vic.gov.au Planning professionals and all businesses Wednesday 28 July 8.30am to 10am RSVP
Westlink consultation displays in July.
A series of public information displays is being held on the route options for WestLink. It would appear that Westlink are not concerned about the despatch of 60,000 cars from the tunnel into our area and are not holding a local consultation display for us. Association members are encouraged to attend to raise these issues on our behalf. Members of the community are encouraged to come and talk directly with the project team, view large maps of the route options and see an overview of the work we have done so far. The sessions are a chance to provide direct
Regional Rail Link community information sessions
In line with the recent announcement of major transport plans, an NWMA member (and presumably others in Railway Place) received in the letterbox on Monday 13 July a further update about the Regional Rail Link. Items of interest include: • the two new tracks between Southern Cross Station and Sunshine will be built at surface level largely within the existing rail corridor and through the Footscray area • a new rail bridge will be built over the Maribyrnong River • there will be new dedicated rail tracks from West Footscray to Sunshine • existing V-Line track will be used between
Annual Report 2010
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Police Blitz on Hoons
The Association has been contacted by East Melbourne Police regarding a blitz that they are holding between 29 June and 10 July 2010 targeting excessive noise from hoon behaviour across the Melbourne municipality. The contact is Senior Constable Arthur Macridis And he can be reached at 96371100. They encourage reports of hoon behaviour that they can follow up.