With a fantastic turnout at the Moreland City Council meeting we’ve again shown the strength of community support for retention of open-space parkland. Mayor Mark O’Brien brought forward the report on VicRoads which helped since the act of doing so answered a number of questions those in the gallery were poised to ask.
In the act [...]
The rally in the city was well attended today and we provided a loud and energetic display of our desire to retain this parkland as community open space.
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Speakers included Greg Carden (MECPG spokesperson), Christine Campbell MP (Member for Pascoe Vale), Colleen Hartland (Greens, Western Metropolitan Region, Upper House) and [...]
Thanks to all those who answered the last-minute call for a photoshoot in the park on Thu 8th Feb. Alas, we were victims of our own success. Due to the recent decision to postpone the decision deadline of 28th Feb it seems The Age decided there was no longer a story and didn’t [...]
Great news! The strong community interest in this parkland has started to put pressure in the right places.
A meeting with four MECPG committee representatives, Christine Campbell MP, Mark O’Brien (Mayor, Moreland City Council), Peter Brown (CEO, Moreland City Council) and Rob Freemantle (Regional Manager for the Metro North West Region of VicRoads) occurred this morning. [...]
Vic Roads has put a deadline for a decision by Moreland City Council to purchase the lands under threat, of 28th February 2007. Vic Roads can then put the land up for sale to developers.
STOP THE SALE OF PUBLIC LAND INTO PRIVATE HANDS!
Your attendance is critical at either of the two upcoming events.
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Public Rally
When: Tuesday [...]
