planning
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Help wanted for fire plans
Land and fire management agencies are calling on residents of Tarneit, Truganina, Melton and Wyndham Vale to develop plans to reduce the bushfire risk to…
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Caravan park bid hits roadblock
About 100 Diggers Rest residents made their objections to a proposed caravan park heard at a community meeting last week. Residents packed out the community…
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Upgrade hope for Darley Park
Plans for a $2.25 million upgrade of Darley Park could be a step closer to reality. A Darley Park Recreation Reserve user group presented a…
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Caravan park plans opposed
Diggers Rest residents are lobbying to stop an application for a caravan park along the Old Calder Highway which they believe is “nonsensical” for the…
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Fresh mosque bid put on hold
A new planning application for a proposed mosque in Melton West has stumbled, with the council seeking more information and expert consultation. Councillors unanimously voted…
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Residents object to mosque
More than a 130 objections have been received by Melton council against the renewal of a planning permit for a mosque in Melton West. Plans…
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Westwood Drive plan to stop noise pollution
Planning for the long-awaited Westwood Drive extension and bridge is well under way, but Melton council still needs feedback on the design of a kilometre-long…
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Anger as Bacchus Marsh school plan scrapped
Moorabool council has called on the Premier to step in after the state government announced it had abandoned plans to develop Bacchus Marsh land earlier…
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Blackwood mobile phone tower given go-ahead
A hard-fought campaign for mobile phone coverage at Blackwood is finally making headway with Moorabool council last week granting Telstra a planning permit to build…
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Rockbank set for major transformation
Rockbank is set to be the newest high-growth suburb in Melbourne’s west and eventually home to more than 25,000 people. Last month, Planning Minister Richard…
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Council rejects Champion Road apartment bid
Williamstown residents have applauded Hobsons Bay council’s rejection of a 39-dwelling, three-storey apartment block they said would create a “future slum”. Probus Built applied for…
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Third time not lucky for developer
Third time was not lucky for Xhelil Memedi, who had applied to Moorabool council to develop a nine-lot housing subdivision at Darley. An application for…
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Melton council racks up $75,000 VCAT bill
Melton council has forked out $75,000 in legal fees to defend its planning decisions at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal in the past financial…
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VCAT gives nod to mosque
Melton councillors have expressed concerns about a Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal decision to allow the construction of a mosque in Melton South. VCAT…
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