809 Wilson St will go to vote at Council Meeting this week. Wednesday 27th March 7pm at the Town Hall… The Council officers have written a great report stating clearly why the development should be denied. Unfortunately it’s come a bit late and the developers have applied to VCAT. Therefore this council meeting will be […]
Recently we met Judith from the Ballarat Observatory at the Friends of Canadian Corridor gatherings. We were really interested in the information she had on light pollution and how lucky we are in Australia to be able to view our amazing night sky. Did you think everyone in the world had the ability to view […]
Here is some great news sent in by a resident about workshops for individuals and community groups unable to afford professional assistance with their VCAT appeal. Please drop a comment below if you’d like to wee BE Net organise one of these locally. http://www.edovic.org.au/workshops-and-seminars/vcat-p-%26-e-appeals-workshops A workshop for planning permit objectors involved in VCAT appeals. Our […]
Submissions/Objections can still be forwarded to City of Ballarat for the changes to Tree Protection Areas in Stockade Street. Reference – PLP/2012/946 “I know that Ballarat East residents have been disheartened with the planning of the large development on the corner of Fussell and Stockade Streets and the latest application appears to be too little, […]
What can you imagine for Ballarat? People are asked to submit their wishes in 100 characters or less in three areas: things you love things you can imagine things you want to retain You can do it here online http://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/about-council/haveyoursay/ballaratimagine.aspx Or on Facebook or Twitter with the hash tag #ballaratimagine The collectors were also at Backyard Tasters last […]
We suggest the link below needs to be put as a shortcut on everyone’s laptop. As the population increases in Ballarat East, residents will be expecting the equivalent increase in services. This link enables residents to easily request services such as litter collected, graffiti removed and other things. Locals have used this link with prompt […]
During the week some objectors attended mediation about the development at 307 York Street. Mediation went well with everyone getting a chance to have their say and to provide feedback to the developers about how the community and neighbours felt about the development. You will find background and other info about this development here. http://ballarateast.online/topics/dev/307-york-street/ […]
Yet another development to check out… Is it just us or are things heating up again… Stay vigilant folks… DEVELOPMENT NUMBER: PLP/2012/893 DEVELOPER: M P Adriaans SITE: 420-432 Fussell Street Ballarat East PROPOSAL: Staged 24 lot Subdivision and Removal of Vegetation DATE OF DECISION: 16 Days from 28th February 2013 (so make it Friday 15th […]
Notes regarding VCAT hearing PLP2011/404 for 621 York St On Thursday 21st February 2013, a group of residents appeared at VCAT in Ballarat to object to the City of Ballarat’s decision to grant a permit for 26 units at 621 York St. The objectors grounds were that: first, the number of lots on the site […]
Art has an important part to play in connecting people to their environment. Meet Martin Hale a local artist who was inspired by Ballarat East and this website. Martin says “The history excerpt by Weston Bate and the high quality content/design and purpose of the BE Net combined with the recent Canadian Corridor meeting inspired […]