BE Net response to Ballarat Strategy Prepared by Erin McCuskey With Focus on Ballarat East Introduction: There are some really fabulous elements to the strategy, and the desire for a 10min city; accessible city; green city. We applaud the work being done to support and enhance our natural environments and linkages to the city, and […]
Our city and our suburb, needs your help: Read it Comment on it Feedback invited on concepts for Ballarat’s long-term future The Preliminary Ballarat Strategy has been released for public comment. This report outlines for the first time the key concepts proposed to underpin land use decision-making in Ballarat over the next 30 years. It […]
Dear Sir/Madam, Re: PLANNING APPLICATION NO: PLP/2014/255 THIRTY-FOUR (34) LOT SUBDIVISION AND REMOVAL OF NATIVE VEGETATION AND CREATION OF A DRAINAGE AND SEWERAGE EASEMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STORMWATER DRAINAGE REPORT 809 WILSON STREET, BALLARAT EAST VIC 3350 Please be advised of a recent change to the above application. AMENDED plans attached that increase the […]
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’. […]
New eservice from the City of Ballarat. You can still use the other apps we have talked about here: http://ballarateast.online/snap-send-solve/ Just testing this with request for tree plantings in Fussell St! Please also test it so we can provide feedback, and share the message!! Council Writes: Yes indeed, there are quite a few 3rd party […]
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’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 […]
BALLARAT’S FUTURE – THE STATE GOVERNMENT’S PERSPECTIVE BRIEFING As a member of the Ballarat Strategy Community Reference Group, l would like to invite you to ‘Ballarat’s Future the State Government’s Perspective’, a briefing by State Government officials on recent State Government policies that affect Ballarat. This briefing is a great opportunity to raise awareness and […]
Hello Easties, it’s worth noting that this weeks council meeting has a lot of info of interest to Ballarat East. Get along if you can, otherwise at least have a read of all the info: 23 October 2013 Public Agenda (PDF – 2.5MB) 12.1 PLP/2013/119 Demolition of Majority of the Buildings, Structures and Trees at 200, 200A, 200B […]
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 […]