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Comment on ‘Aged care’ issue used to deceive residents by Stephen Donnellan

Stephen Donnellan — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 14:45:21 +0000

Perhaps Mr Giardina would care to respond, or could someone ask him?

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 High End Aged Care in Wattle Grove? The Devil is in Detail by Theresa

Theresa — Mon, 02 May 2011 10:18:20 +0000

Valid comments about the insular nature of the development – I work in aged care and isolation due to lack of transport, dependence on others for outside appointments and restricted mobility are serious issues that impact on the individual’s quality of life. Rural settings are not thoughtful planning for aged facilities … not unless you have a car!

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 ‘Aged care’ issue used to deceive residents by Wattle Grove Vision

Wattle Grove Vision — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:55:53 +0000

You ask a good question Susan. We cannot say with 100% certainly who paid for the postage and delivery of the letters by Mr Giardina.
It certainly wasn’t a cheap operation considering these residents received self addressed envelopes and submission forms to fill in.