Woolworths development proposal – Canning St, Vaughan Terrace, Macaulay Road
A $110 million North Melbourne development proposed by supermarket giant Woolworths. [mappress mapid="4"] The plans include two residential towers of 16 and 10 storeys, a supermarket of over 4000 m2 and an attached bottle shop. Also include are 9 specialty shops and a restaurant and 645 car parking spaces, about evenly divided between the residents and the supermarket. The Association is very concerned about the precedent that this proposal establishes for this area of North Melbourne. Being over 25000 m2, it is to be decided by the the Minister of Planning. The Council will make a representation to the Minister
Agenda for June 2011 general meeting: Structure Plan briefing.
The Association has arranged for David Mayes and the Strategic Planning Team from the City of Melbourne to brief members and other interested residents on the contents of the two structure plans that affect our area. These are the City North Structure Plan and the Arden Macaulay Structure Plan. The meeting will be held at the Library at 7.30pm on June 21 with general business until 8.00pm when we can move into the larger upstairs library space for the briefing on the Structure Plans. There have been a number of briefings already held but the Association believes that the implications of
Rally At Zagame site.
On Saturday 20th November 2010, a crowd of over 80 attended the protest rally at 577 King Street, West Melbourne. It was great turnout and many attendees held placards to inform both the Zagame staff and the passing traffic of the issues relating to this ten storey high rise development located in a Design and Development Overlay zone that is supposed to be limited to four. Unfortunately, the media failed to arrive but some active discussion and questioning took place during the rally, reflecting the serious concern of those attending. Marchers pacing up and down in front of the car
Meet the Candidates.
A very successful event was held in the Supper Room of the North Melbounrne Town Hall on Tuesday night. All seven candidates were in attendance and most questions were responded to by all. The attendance was around 150, which was anticipated by the Association which negotiated the larger space than the upstairs meeting room. We had the usual interjectors but there were some outstanding questions from a broad ranging audience, including many from Kensington.
Protest Rally – Zagame’s at 577 King Street
The group in West Melbourne who are opposing the ten storey development on the Zagame site at 577 King Street, West Melbourne are organising a pre-election protest rally on the site on Saturday 20 November 2010 at 10.30 am. Interested Association members are invited to attend. Have a look at their website www.nohighrise.com
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