I have one word to describe the Special Council meeting that was called to adopt the Local Planning Strategy tonight: Mindless. Social psychologist Ellen Langer states that when an individual is mindless their thinking is dominated by a narrow perspective, they rigidly rely on narrow categories and fail to take into consideration different perspectives. Never [...]
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The community has made their feelings well known with regards to the urbanisation of Wattle Grove East (officially in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010). But once again, we are being asked to comment on the future of this area. The Shire has released their Draft Local Planning Strategy with Aged Accommodation listed as first “issue” for [...]
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We have 22 days left for the community to send in their submissions opposing the rezoning of 32 Gavour Road…the only problem is many local residents have not been alerted to this fact. The image below is of a sign that was put up by the Shire of Kalamunda outside the Proponent’s property to alert [...]
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‘It’s like a wild forest!’ my cousin’s 5 year old daughter cried out in delight as she ran through our garden in Wattle Grove at Easter. I have never seen a little child look so excited! You see my cousin’s daughter has lived in a dense urban area all her life. Her exposure to plants [...]
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