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
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
Road Tunnels – Leader article
We also draw your attention to an article in the Melbourne Leader indicating that the status of the East-West tunnel link between the eastern freeway and Footscray is not dead as the Government had led us to believe, but is the Stage 2 follow-on for the currently being planned Westlink project proposed to link West Footscray under the Maribyrnong River to the Port ( somewhere between Dynon and Footscray Roads). We encourage members to express their opinion on the Leader's blog, which can be done at the end of the article. Melbourne Leader: funding plea puts east-west tunnel back on
PPL AGM Speaker Paul Mees
Members are invited to attend the PPL AGM on Saturday 5th December at 2.00 pm at the North Melbourne Library. Further details as follows: Dear PPL VIC members and friends Here is the reminder notice of Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc. AGM 2009. I am sending this out to members and contacts. Dr Paul Mees is the guest speaker. He has been a great supporter during campaigns opposing the East West Link which would have devastated inner city Melbourne and Royal and JJ Holland Park. Our joint community action helped ensure that the East West Link – the extension
Flemington Railway in The Age
We have supported the proposal to extend the railway line from the Flemington racecourse and Showgrounds to the new housing proposal for the old munitions site in Maribyrnong. It could connect to the Victoria University and Highpoint Shopping Centre. Read the report from The Age: Maribyrnong Railway