Melbourne City Council voted last night to continue its opposition to Stage 1B of the East West Link and called for the Napthine government not to sign contracts before the November state election. Six councillors supported a motion moved by Cr Rohan Leppert while five councillors including Lord Mayor Robert Doyle voted against the ten-point […]
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Why is the East West Link a threat to zoo animals?
Opinion article by Michael Petit The proposed East West Link presents a threat to the animals at Melbourne Zoo. If Oregon can shut down highway construction adjacent to its zoo for four months over concerns about the health of one pregnant elephant, what are the ongoing risks to the animals at Melbourne Zoo? These are […]
Submitters sing the praises of ROYAL PARK
By Andrew Herington. Tuesday’s hearing was a solid day of group and individual submissions focusing on the proposed damage to Royal Park and on residences being acquired or left behind to live near the proposed East West Link. This followed Monday’s presentation by Gordon Ley (read his presentation here – CLOSING QUOTES – Gordon Ley) summarising all […]
Preview of Week 6: The final lap
By Andrew Herington. The East West Link Hearings enter their last full week today with 138 submissions due to be heard over five days of sitting and one evening session. After this week, there will be one more day of individual submissions on Monday 14th and the final day of Closing Addresses from the LMA and […]
HEARINGS STRIKE CONGESTION AS SUBMITTERS QUEUE FOR THE MICROPHONE
By Andrew Herington Fourteen submissions were squeezed into Day 23 with a succession of detailed presentations on a diverse range of topics – baseball, impacts on Flemington, the use of sat-nav systems to reduce congestion, a new bike arterial to the eastern suburbs, the impact on Clifton Hill Primary School, air quality, Moonee Ponds Creek and […]
LMA property acquisition tactics come under scrutiny
Tell them they’re dreaming By Andrew Herington The theme for Day 21 was the rights of homeowners and the shocking disregard LMA have had for fair process. As Ben Hardwick from Slater and Gordon pointed out – it seems like nothing has been learned from the shambolic property resumption process followed for the Regional Rail […]
MOONEE VALLEY OPENS ITS CASE
By Andrew Herington The focus shifted today to the inner northern suburbs with expert witnesses appearing for the Moonee Valley City Council tackling traffic and noise impacts. Louise Hicks for the Council began by tabling a huge folder of detailed policies covering planning, transport, environment, open space and other issues. Quoting liberally from the documents […]
Sadly, trees still don’t have standing
By Andrew Herington As a death sentence it lacked eloquence: “there is no tick in the tree control box in the Heritage Overlay”. But to the LMA these words give it a licence to clear whichever parts of Royal Park they want without the need for a permit. Day six at the public hearings was […]
Week one top ten – East West Link hearings
Is the CIS standing up to scrutiny? Five barristers and five expert witnesses later and the jury of public opinion is unimpressed. After just five days out of thirty, here are the top ten points to note: 1. The East West Link tunnel will not deliver commuters better travel conditions during peak hours. The benefits […]
Day 2: The LMA enjoys its time in the sun
By Andrew Herington Today was the day when the Linking Melbourne Authority could present its case uninterrupted. Taking it in turns, three barristers read a massive 76 page submission, occasionally adding asides that underlined their core message. They argued this is a narrow inquiry, tightly constrained by the terms of reference. According to the LMA, the assessment committee […]
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