With thanks to the city for keeping us updated. And a heads up BE Net is working off web based app today due to computer meltdown. Apologies for formatting, it will be rectified soon (I hope). Update on the Reformed Residential Planning Zones in Ballarat The State Government is reforming the planning zones that apply […]
We’ve been talking about the rezoning for a while now… Crunch time has arrived. Great news for the buffer for Canadian State Forest we have wanted, an area of Neighbourhood Residential Zone has been proposed for Ballarat East, and runs along beside Canadian State Forest from the highway to south of Bennett Street, not quite […]
Thank you for the myriad letters, emails, Facebook notifications and drop ins we got about this development. We would say welcome back, however we all know the hard work involved in fighting a development to ensure the community and the environment get a better result. What would our forebears say? Mine would say ‘hang tough’. […]
This has come in from Geoff Howard’s office, many of you will have received a letter already. Are You Concerned About Planning Issues in Ballarat East? Many Ballarat East residents continue to raise concerns with me about new high density housing proposals being put forward in our neighbourhoods. I have asked Labor shadow Planning Minister, […]
During the week the zoning panel met and took submissions. The Residential Zones Standing Advisory Committee – Ballarat Planning Scheme was convened to ensure that changes to zoning were in place by July this year. The City of Ballarat planners got together a proposal which included where they could produce evidence enough for proposing where […]
We have been aware for some time that zoning is changing across Victoria. We think its a good thing, IF we can get the correct rezoning here in Ballarat East. So inform yourself, talk to our Councillors, and talk to your neighbours. Let people know this is happening. Basically most of Ballarat East, right up […]
With this development currently at VCAT (22nd & 23rd Nov), it is timely that Ron has released his speech to council. Good luck to all residents with interest in Rodier St specifically and Ballarat Est generally. RON MARSHALL’S TALK TO COUNCIL MEETING OF 14/11/12 Re 23 RODIER ST DEVELOPMENT Thankyou for the chance to speak […]
In Ballarat we have so much to learn about sustainable development, we can learn much from the mistakes of other cities. Ingrid writes that Geelong has less than 5% native vegetation left, some reports say 2%. In Ballarat East we have a lot of native vegetation however if developers are given free reign here we […]
Ballarat East as one of the older suburbs in Ballarat is impacted by many Overlays and local government strategies which impact on what you can build where, such as the: Vegetation Protection Overlay (VPO) the purpose of which is to protect areas of significant vegetation, to ensure development minimises loss of vegetation as well to […]