Kensington Soviet Style 9 story housing developments
The Melbourne City Council has proposed changes to the Melbourne Planning scheme to allow for soviet style high density nine story developments in the City Council’s Planning Amendment C190...
View ArticleCall for all Licensed premises and Gaming venues to be subject to a full and...
Currently under Melbourne’s Planning Scheme “Licensed premises and Gaming Venues” are included in the blanket definition of Retail Premises under the Victorian Planning Scheme. The definition of a...
View ArticleCouncil Officers mislead public
Serious concern that that the City of Melbourne Lord Mayor, Robert Doyle and City of Melbourne Director of Planning Geoff Lawler has mislead the public in response to proposed changes to Melbourne...
View ArticleQuestionable conduct: Report on Lord Mayor’s Harassment Claim – tabled but...
The City of Melbourne tabled a report on the Coucnillor Conduct Panel’s determination of Cr Jackie Watts harasment claim made againt Lord Mayor Robert Doyle. Link: 6.7b Councillor Conduct Panel –...
View ArticleEngineering Congestion: Public Confidence in the slow lane
Public Confidence in the City of Melbourne Traffic Engineering is at an all time low. Councillor Oake who chairs the Transport portfolio has placed the needs and interests of cyclist ahead of the needs...
View ArticleUnderutilised, Poor Urban Design and Planning South of the Yarra
The Age has published two articles by Jason Dowling and Clay Lucas that highlight problems with City of Melbourne planning and urban design. Issues that the the City has failed to tackle. Ask any...
View ArticleThe City Council’s failure to plan for Melbourne
It is often said that the City Council should be given back its planning powers? But should it? The Council should not be judge jury and legislator. The Council should be the administrator and have...
View ArticleCity should be bigger – Kennett and Proust opposed by Doyle
Calls for a Greater City of Melbourne supported by Melbourne former CEO Elizabeth Proust and Jeff Kennett yet rejected by Robert Doyle In an article published in the Age newspaper, that skims across...
View ArticleEngineering and Planning Disaster for the Domain
The City of Melbourne Engineering Services and Planning continue to demonstrate their incometance. VCAT had overturned the City Council refusal to grant a planning permit to 157-159 Domain Road Domain...
View ArticleThe City of Melbourne Planning Scheme is in tatters. A fire brigade without a...
The City of Melbourne has failed its first major test before the Victorian Civil Appeals Tribunal with the advice given to Council by officers proven to be false and the Council left dumfounded and...
View ArticleStop the War on Cars
Call for review of Melbourne’ Bicycle Network Community activist and Lord Mayor Candidate Anthony van der Craats (The Light on the Hill Team) has called for a review of the La Trobe Street ‘closed...
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