News archive for the ‘Development’ topic
Photoshoot at 46 Villiers St
On Thursday 4 November at 11.30 am 22 people – both members and others – gathered at the above site to be photographed by the Leader Newspaper, North and West Melbourne News and the Association photographers. The Leader is to run a story next week on the worst planning developments approved in recent times.
The Association is supporting the Council …
Melbourne Meet the Candidates
NWMA letter to City of Melbourne re West Melbourne Structure Plan
16 September 2010
The Lord Mayor & Councillors
City of Melbourne
GPO Box 1603
Melbourne 3001
Dear Lord Mayor and Councillors,
On the 18th August 2010, a public meeting was held in West Melbourne regarding the Zagame Development at 559-577 King Street West Melbourne. On a cold winter’s night, the meeting was attended by 51 local people, who were advised …
NWMA Submission on MSS
Submission
Municipal Strategic Statement 2010
The Coordinator, Local Policy
Strategic Planning
City of Melbourne
GPO Box 1603
Melbourne, Victoria 3001
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.…
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 …