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(Post-2010 State Election: Baillieu Liberal/National Government)

    
     
MRRA Meets With Minister For Planning, Matthew Guy, June 22 Current   
     

State Government Sets Up Peri Urban Planning Unit Within Department

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Liberal / National Coalition Will Protect Macedon Ranges - MRRA Press Release

    
     

Say No To Suburbia Noticeboard (Latest items)

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Macedon Ranges' draft Settlement Strategy:

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Labor's Regional Strategic Plan

    

State Govt's Regional Strategic Plan Puts Growth Agenda In Place For Macedon Ranges: Council Endorses Plan Without Community Consultation

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'Committee For Melbourne' Thinks Macedon Ranges Is The Place For A Suburb

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State Election 2010

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Candidates' Responses

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(Pre-2010 State Election: Bracks/Brumby Labor Government)

    
     
     

Keep Macedon Ranges Rural Petition

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Minister for Planning And Mayor Noel Harvey:  Tag-Team To Shut Down SPP8?

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Help Us Victoria - Home Page (2005)

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MRRA Pre 2004 Public Meeting Press Release

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MRRA Post 2004 Public Meeting Press Release

   

Our Towns, Our Environment, Our Say

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Features

    
     

2006 State Election:  Who supported protection...  (2006)

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Spectacular response to MRRA's question to candidates:  Where do you stand on State level planning protection for Macedon Ranges?

    
     

State Planning Protection In Macedon Ranges  (2006)

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What Is It, and Why Is It Needed?

    

MRRA's 2006 presentation to politicians

    
     

From the Vision Splendid to The Vision Sullied (2005)

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The Urban Conversion: 2004 ‘Victoria In Future’ Growth Projections

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What they mean for Macedon Ranges (2005)

    
     

The Need for State Level Planning Protection

    
     

How Do We Stop Overdevelopment?

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Close to 2,000 existing rural lots left off new Macedon Ranges' planning scheme maps

    

Macedon Ranges doomed?  C48 isn't enough - we need State level protection

    

Macedon Ranges' planning scheme goes "clunk" as Council drops all the balls on C48

    

Independent MP criticizes Minister for Planning over C48

    

Pop the corks!  Recent VCAT decision says Macedon Ranges isn't like Melbourne (2006)

    

The ink's not dry on C48 and already Amendment C55 is trying to wind it back

    

Large use and development proposals fall before C48 and new rural zones

    

Fame and shame as Amendment C48 gives - and takes away!

    

State Government finally acknowledges Macedon Ranges is NOT protected by State Planning Policy Framework? (2005)

    

see also Planning Directory

    
     

Growth Rates: Too Much Growth in State Significant Area

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Latest DPCD Growth Figures Say Macedon Ranges' Growth Has Slowed Yet Again In 2007

    

2006 First Release ABS Census Data For Macedon Ranges - MRRA Overview

    

Latest Census Data A Shock For Macedon Ranges

    

Latest DSE Growth Estimates

    

Courtesy of the Bracks Government, Macedon Ranges is becoming so suburban even real estate agents are complaining! (2006)

    

Gisborne already a suburb of Melbourne (2006)

    

It's official:  VCAT says Romsey gets metro area's development spillover - make that Macedon Ranges too (2006)

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New Govt. survey on 'Empty Nester' housing preferences: most don't want a sea / tree change!  (2006)

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Latest Council growth projections show what will happen if we 'do nothing'  (2006)

    

see also Council Draft Housing Strategy 2007

    

Macedon Ranges’ growth rate soars (2005)

    

DSE's 2005 Population Bulletin

    

see also Urban Conversion

    
     

Interim Protection: State Govt. "Can Do", Except In Macedon Ranges

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Coastal Areas

    

Planning Minister Hulls talks tough about protecting coastal areas, but when is the Bracks Government going to deliver it's 8 year old promise to protect Macedon Ranges?

    

See how the Government's Coastal Strategy didn't protect Port Campbell

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Daylesford (Neighbourhood Character)

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Minister's Press Release

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Minister's Press Releases - various

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Mornington gets 'sort of' interim height protection from Minister for Planning

    

Minister's Press Release

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Yarra River

    

Minister's Press Release

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Ministerial Interventions (2005)

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MRRA's Campaign To Restore State Level Planning Protection

    
     

Planning For a Sustainable Future Project

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The $70,000 State govt. / Council strategic planning project that came out of MRRA's April 2004 meeting with Planning Minister Delahunty

    

Project starts May 2005

    
     

Bracks Govt's Refusal to Protect Macedon Ranges (2006)

    
     

MRRA Meeting With Planning Minister (2005)

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First MRRA letter to Minister Hulls requesting meeting (2005)

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Second MRRA letter to Hulls requesting meeting (2005)

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Sounds of Silence from Spring Street

    

Dianne Hadden letter to Minister supporting a meeting

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Letter from Geoff Howard MLA

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MRRA response to Geoff Howard

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Letter from Kevin Love, DSE, (2/2/05) on behalf of Minister Delahunty:  Protecting Macedon Ranges is not a matter of State or Regional significance, interim protection will not be provided, Council is to do the work.

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Resolutions (combined) MRRA Public Meetings 2004

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"Equal Significance" Chart (comparison)

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1999 Planning Panel recommendations - not done

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Have we waited long enough for Minister Hulls?, & responses

    

MRRA to meet with Minister Hulls' advisors

    

MRRA to meet with Minister Hulls

    

Minister Hulls' press release:  No Macedon Metropolis (2005)

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MRRA response to Minister Hulls (2005) "No Money, No Help - Macedon Ranges You're On Your Own"

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Planning Backlash Meetings With Minister Justin Madden, 2007

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MRRA call for help to Victorian Councils (2005)

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Minister for Planning's Letters to the Editor (2005)

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Planning Minister Hulls criticizes MRRA (2005)

    

Minister Hulls' letter to the editor

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Minister Hulls' Daylesford media release

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MRRA press release/response

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Christine Roussiyan criticism of MRRA (2005)

    

Planning Minister Hulls criticizes senior citizen (2005)

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Govt says Macedon Ranges already protected

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Planning Minister says govt. protects Macedon foothills from suburbia (2006)

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A sad, sad day for Macedon Ranges:  Minister For Planning's media release says his government protects the beauty of Mt. Macedon and stops suburbia stretching into the foothills of Mt. Macedon - that's just not true

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Parliament: Dianne Hadden Calls for Protection

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Bracks Broken Promises

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MRRA request for meeting with State Govt. & Govt. Response (2006)

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MRRA asks for meeting with Premier Bracks and Ministers Hulls and Thwaites

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Minister Hulls responds with someone else's letter

    

Mansfield (DSE) letter to MRRA

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Minister Hulls' letter to Dianne Hadden

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MRRA response to Bracks Govt's "no protection" advice

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Nothing will save Macedon Ranges from becoming a suburb now

    

Joanne Duncan's Final Response Means Only One Thing:   A Vote For LABOR Is A Vote For SUBURBIA

    

The opportunity was there to say 'yes', but Joanne Duncan confirms Bracks government still says 'no' to protecting Macedon Ranges

    

Labor Says NO Again In Response To Liberal Protection Proposal:

    

Lies, Damned Lies and More Lies?

    

Pre-election Labor Policy "Planning In Partnership With Local Communities"

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Other Parties' and Candidates' Responses to State Protection (State Election 2006)

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Spectacular Response To MRRA's Request For Comments On Protecting Macedon Ranges

    

MRRA Asks Candidates:  Where Do You Stand On State Level Planning Protection for Macedon Ranges?

    

What Other Candidates Said  (Hint:  three letter word, starts with 'y', ends with 's')

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Country Alliance

    

Andrew Robinson, Democratic Labor Party

    

Greens

    

Dave Barry, Independent

    

Stefano de Pieri,  Independent

    

Dianne Hadden, Independent

    

Steve 'Jack' Medcraft, Independent

    

Laurie Whelan, Independent

    

Liberal

    

Rob Guthrie (People Power)

    

People Power

    

Socialist Alliance Party

    
     

Politicians/Political Parties

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Dianne Hadden, Independent MLC Ballarat East 2006

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Greens Party

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Liberal

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Ted Baillieu, Leader Of The Opposition

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Dave Davis, Shadow Minister for Planning

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Fran Bailey, MHR McEwen, Federal Minister for Small Business and Tourism

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Robyne Head, Liberal candidate for Macedon 2006

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National Party

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State's Hidden Suburban Agenda for Macedon Ranges

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Proposed expanded metropolis in Macedon Ranges:  NCCMA Map

    

Tourism: Macedon Ranges goes from “Goldfields” to “Melbourne Surrounds”

    

Urban agenda hidden in the ‘Fast Rail’ project?

    

Western Water

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Western Water announces new water and sewerage charges

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Where Is Western Water's newly declared Macedon Sewerage District taking us?

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Macedon Ranges' Issues

    
     

Name Good Development In Macedon Ranges

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"Significance" Signs on Shire Boundaries

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State Issues

    
     

Statement of Planning Policy No. 8

 

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Minister for Planning And Mayor Noel Harvey:  Tag-Team To Shut Down SPP8?

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DPCD Orders The 'MACEDON RANGES POLICY' Removed From Our Planning Scheme

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Melbourne 2030

 

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Melbourne 2030 Audit

    

VCAT Boss Stuart Morris says 2030 doesn't apply in Macedon Ranges

    

Melbourne 2030 Portal: How bad is Melbourne 2030?

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Collingwood Action Group - Banco Proposal

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Parliamentary Inquiry:  Building New Communities

 

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MRRA Presentation to Committee

    

Terms Of Reference

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MRRA's Presentation

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MRRA's Purposes

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State Issues / Policies / Statements

 

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State Government Backs Down On Taking Residents' Rights Away In New State Residential Zones

    

Pre-election Labor Policy "Planning In Partnership With Local Communities"

    

Minister Hulls: "Favours" claim at Phillip Island, Linfox land (2006)

    

Minister Hulls: Days of hillbilly councillors are over (2005)

    

State Rural Zones

 

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Urban Growth Boundary

 

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VCAT

 

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Save Our Suburbs (Vic):  "VCAT Exposed" and "Implementation and Performance of Melbourne 2030" features on SOS website (2006)

    

Pop the corks!  Recent VCAT decision says Macedon Ranges isn't like Melbourne (2006)

    

VCAT Boss says suburban Melbourne 2030 doesn't apply in Macedon Ranges (2006)

    
     

VLGA: Fix Planning In Victoria

    

Victorian Local Governance Association supports overhaul of planning in Victoria

 

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