Archive for the ‘New 2013’ Category

Oct 5
2013

New Yellow in Wilson St

As we always say check it out for yourself. What happens in your neighbourhood needs to be shared, tell your neighbours. LOCATION: 628 Wilson Street APPLICATION: Subdivide into 6 lots APPLICANT: Geometri Pty Ltd NUMBER: PLP/2013/502 DATE TO MAKE SUBMISSION BY: 16 days from 24th September (we make that 10th October) You can view the […]

Oct 5
2013

Friends at Work

Here are some photos showing what the Friends of Sparrow Ground get up to on a Sunday morning a few times during the year. This area of bush is along Spencer Street.  The two photos with the yellow flowers (a weed called Broom) is not maintained by FoSG and the other two photos are taken […]

Sep 1
2013

More Beautiful Trees

More beautiful trees of the East. This time from local residents Judy and Len who have lived here many years, they love their trees. Just remember to get trees we need to plant them…  

Aug 31
2013

Wilson Street

Have you heard the news? VCAT upheld council decision to deny a permit for 809 Wilson Street. It is worth the effort to make positive changes to developments here in the East. And to quote a resident on our facebook page – “we want quality, well planned subdivisions that are site specific and consider the […]

Aug 31
2013

Snap Send Solve

Here is a very smart little app for those with smart phones. its called Snap, Send, Solve and it supports residents to send information to council about issues that need to be resolved around the neighbourhood. Its free, used by over 50,000 people around Oz to report issues directly to council. Its also incredibly simple […]

Aug 27
2013

Trees of the East

So we collected so many tree pictures for National Tree Day this year, we will release them a few at a time. Here is one from Dale and Blake and a tree they love in York Street. An in updates of other news: we are waiting the VCAT decision on 809 Wilson Street crunch time […]

Aug 26
2013

East Wildlife

We love to show off the best of the East, please keep sending your pictures in of anything that shows off what you love about the East (send to info@ballarateast.net) These images are from a local who says: “Not the best photos – would rather look at the real thing anyway! Crimson Rosella in the […]

Aug 17
2013

Heritage Overlays & the Ballarat East Fire Station

 The original Station Keepers Cottage. (to be demolished under the proposed development). There has been quite a conversation going on about the Ballarat East Fire Station. One of which was a request to correct the name we used from the Ballarat East Fire Station to Ballarat Fire Station. We agree it is is named on […]

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