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_VPELA ‘TITANIC’ BALL
A group of planners from Collie took a table at the recent VPELA ball, themed on the 'Titanic'/ The band played on as the ship went down but luckily in this re-enactment all survived – more or less!
_Month: May 2012
_POTENTIALLY CONTAMINATED LAND A POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT ISSUE
An interesting seminar regarding contaminated land was organized by the Planning Institute of Australia (Victorian Division) on 8 May at Russell Kennedy Solicitors. Presenters included Stefan Fiedler (Russell Kennedy), Michael Rehfisch (Senversa) and John Glossop (Glossop Town Planning). The meeting...
_ANOTHER WAR ON PLANNING RED TAPE?
PLANNING SYSTEM REVIEW - ADVISORY COMMITTEE INITIAL REPORT A recent media release from the Minister for Planning, Mr Mathew Guy, was titled "Government declares war on planning red tape". The media release accompanied the Victorian Planning System Ministerial Advisory Committee...
_ADDITIONAL RETAIL OPPORTUNITIES AT COBURG HILL
Last week the Minister for Planning formally approved an amendment to the Coburg Hill Development Plan. The amendment increases the maximum allowable floorspace for shops located within the Coburg Hill 'neighbourhood hub' from 2,000 square metres to 4,500 square metres....
_TAYLORS ROAD, PLUMPTON
Melton Shire Council issued this week a planning permit for a 90-lot residential subdivision on Taylors Road, Plumpton. The site is located within an area affected by the Taylors Hill West Precinct Structure Plan and is located immediately to the...