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Comment on Shire of Kalamunda, a Home in the Forest? by Wattle Grove Vision

Wattle Grove Vision — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:54:39 +0000

Hi Aileen

Thanks for your comments. In this case we have done everything you have suggested that we needed to do. We looked at Directions 2031 and commented on it. We hired town planners to find alternative sites for aged care facilities and yet, the Shire did not seem interested. Lawyers have also been involved. It’s not like we’ve sat around doing nothing for the past 7 years.

I don’t think it’s too late. We will continue to fight to keep our area rural.

Kind regards,

The Wattle Grove Action Group

Comment on Shire of Kalamunda, a Home in the Forest? by susan cross

susan cross — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 00:28:49 +0000

I am so incredibly saddened by this. Reading the output by the Shire makes me realise this so called aged care facility is only the first step. If this re-zoning goes ahead, I can foresee Wattle Grove becoming a service centre for companies wishing to use the airport. That will be warehouses, office buildings and other such businesses. To have a view as to what will happen, just look at Horrie Miller Drive and think of other cities and how these areas, close to airports look.

Comment on Shire of Kalamunda, a Home in the Forest? by Aileen Reid

Aileen Reid — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:06:27 +0000

If you want to impact on things like local Planning strategies then you need to start a lot earlier than this and you need to be commenting on the underpinnig documents eg Directions 2031. To a large degree the shire is at the mercy of WAPC and DOP who have a polciy to infill in the metro area to fulfill poulation growth needs into the future (2031). By the time it gets to this stage its largely too late. That’s not to say I am not sympathetic to your woes (and mine) but its just the way the planning process works. At the same time I am not impressed with the way Kalamunda Shires planning people work and what their sympathies are.

If you are going to criticise and be listened to you also need to provide them with alternatives.

The planning process is long and complicated and starts back a lot further than this LPS. Subscribing to WAPC planing updates is useful to get a bit of an edge on things.

Comment on Aged Care by liz berg

liz berg — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:42:47 +0000

surely the above speaks for itself ! ( see below )
http://ruralwattlegrove.com/aged-care/

Comment on Letter Wizard by Rusty Geller

Rusty Geller — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 11:52:09 +0000

I am alarmed at how a developer can go into a rural neighbourhood and blatantly disregard the local amenities and try to force a high denisty development on them. And I am doubly alarmed when local and State Governments allow this to happen. There are social and environmental concerns that have been ignored, and that is a dangerous precedent.

Rusty Geller, Chairman, Save Perth Hills

Comment on Contact by Wattle Grove Vision

Wattle Grove Vision — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 08:11:37 +0000

Hi Zara

I received a copy of your letter (generated by the wizard).
I will email it through to you to print off.

Comment on Contact by Zara Kivell

Zara Kivell — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 07:20:23 +0000

Great website!!!

However, I have tried to generate the letter x 2, once from home and once from elsewhere and it hasn’t worked…

Zara

Comment on The Country in the City by Robert

Robert — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:36:54 +0000

Mark, I think you would have to concede that while 3.4 ha is grassed polo field that what is there now is a lot more like wild forrest and a habitat for wild creatures than 220 group houses which, if my information is correct, will all be disposing of their sewage into the groundwater and creating 650 car movements a day. Apart from that point the rezoning is the thin edge of the wedge and if you don’t believe me, ask Dick Lovegrove

Comment on A Sign of Fair Process? by Sorcha

Sorcha — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:22:25 +0000

In all fairness, I didn’t think the Shire has the resources to respond to graffiti incidents much faster than a few weeks….?

I’m surprised your group hasn’t created a sign to place over this one, to at least alert people to the deadline. Perhaps it’s worth a go?

Comment on About by Margaret Owen

Margaret Owen — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:39:23 +0000

As this area is used on a daily basis by cockatoos (are there red-tails, and Carnaby’s?) I would think that the proponent is obliged to refer the proposed devt to the Federal Govt under the EPBC Act. If the proponent has not done this, then report that to the Dept of Environment, Water. (Fed Govt) Their investigation Branch will look into it and the proponent will have to refer the proposal, I think.