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Why I love the park

 
<== Looking for the link to say how much you love the park?  It’s just there on the left menu.
 

Happy anniversary?

Three years ago, Moreland Council was faced with a tough decision.  VicRoads had placed a deadline for the sale of the parkland as of Feb 28th 2007 - either the Council would agree to purchase the land at full market value or it would be offered to private developers.  The last Council meeting prior to [...]

Kelvin Thomson’s VEAC submission

As mentioned in a recent update, Kelvin Thomson encouraged residents to make submissions to the VEAC review of Crown land, and advised of his own intent to do so.  Kelvin’s submission to the Metropolitan Land Inquiry titled; The Edgars Creek Parkland. The lungs of the Coburg Community, makes two recommendations along the lines of retaining the parkland as [...]

Kelvin Thomson urges VEAC submissions

Great to find a letter in the mailbox today from Kelvin Thomson MP, advising he will be making a submission to VEAC’s investigation into Crown land, and encouraging local residents to ’secure the future liveability of our fine community’ to also make a submission.
Kelvin has consistently shown his support for this cause and hopefully his [...]

Crown land investigation

The Minister for Environment and Climate Change has requested the Victorian Environmental Assessment Council (VEAC) to carry out an investigation of Crown land and public authority land in 29 municipalities in metropolitan Melbourne.
The purposes of the investigation are to:
(a) systematically identify and assess the uses, resources, condition, values and management of Crown land, and public [...]