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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2024
Local News Waste agreement
■ At least 95 per cent of household waste from nine councils in Melbourne’s southeast is to be diverted from landfill and used to create a valuable energy source. Nine councils have banded together to enter a Waste Supply Agreement with Maryvale EfW Project Co Pty Ltd (a consortium between Veolia Australia and New Zealand, Opal Australian Paper, and Masdar Tribe Australia) to send waste to an advanced waste processing facility in Maryvale in the Latrobe Valley. The nine councils are shareholders in South East Metropolitan Advanced Waste Processing Pty Ltd, a company created by the councils for the purpose of this procurement. Announcing the agreement, SEMAWP’s Board Chair and Bayside City Council Chief Executive Officer, Mick Cummins, said by diverting SEMAWP Councils' residual waste from landfill it will contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 270,000 tonnes annually, equivalent to removing 50,000 cars from the road per year. “This is a great outcome for residents of the nine councils involved in this project that began in 2019,” Mr Cummins said.
PLANS TO REVITALISE QUEEN VIC. MARKET
■ Glen Eira Council has endorsed amendments to the Canopy Tree Protection Local Law to protect trees on private property. “The amendment helps protect and promote the important tree canopy across Glen Eira because once trees are removed, they are very difficult to replace,” said a Council representative. Under the law, a free permit from the Council is required to remove or significantly prune a tree over a certain size on private property, or for works within a tree protection zone. Residents are still able to undertake minor pruning of a tree protected under the Local Law once a year, without a permit, providing that no more than 10 per cent of the canopy is removed. A permit is also not required to remove or prune these protected trees to make an immediate hazard safe, such as a large branch that has broken after storm.
■ The State Government has approved the next stage of plans to revitalise Melbourne’s iconic Queen Victoria Market – securing its future as a social and cultural landmark, while delivering hundreds of new homes. Sonya Kilkenny, Minister for Planning, last week nnounced the planning permits for the $1.7 billion mixed-use development have been approved. Delivered in partnership with Lendlease, Scape and the City of Melbourne – housing will be a key feature of the development with plans to deliver around 560 build-to-rent apartments, with 15 per cent dedicated to affordable housing. Student housing provider Scape will also deliver an additional 1100 beds for university students. The development supports the Government’s Housing Statement target – enabling 800,000 new homes to be built over the next decade, in areas where people want to live – close to jobs, transport and services. The redevelopment will create more space for shops, including along the restored Franklin St, and a new community space fronting Queen St. At the heart of the precinct will be Market Square - a 1.8-hectare public park designed to serve as a gathering place for the community and visitors where they can enjoy events, festivals, and outdoor activities. The development will transform the internationally renowned market precinct – attracting new residents, workers, customers and visitors to the area. With a legacy dating back to 1878, Queen Victoria Market is a Melbourne landmark and stringent heritage controls will be upheld to preserve its unique character. “This project is delivering hundreds of new homes in the heart of Melbourne, giving more Victorians the opportunity to live close to jobs,
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● Sonya Kilkenny, Planning Minister transport, and services—all while protecting the heritage and charm that makes Queen Victoria Market such a beloved part of Melbourne.” Lord Mayor Nick Reece said: “Gurrowa Place will be a landmark development for our city – creating a new precinct that will enrich the iconic Queen Victoria Market, bring highquality and affordable housing into this growing neighbourhood, and help the City of Melbourne meet its housing targets."
Bike lanes permanent
■ The State Government has announced that pop-up bike lanes on Heidelberg Rd between Fenwick St in Clifton Hill and Arthur St in Fairfield will be made permanent. The pop-up bike lane trial commenced in December 2020 and was intended to make it easier and safer for people to cycle in innerMelbourne. The now-permanent bike lanes include a range of cycling infrastructure changes, said a Yarra Council representative.
Cost of living crisis, says Caulfield MP
● David Southwick, Caulfield MLA ■ Caulfield MLA David Southwick is concerned about the increasing cost of living. “ Right now Victorians are facing a costof-living crisis and all Victorians are paying the price,” Mr Southwick told Parliament. “Fuel is up, utilities are up, rent is up and taxes are the highest in the nation. “We know from the MYOB small business survey that many small businesses are paying a lot more and feeling the pinch more in the cost of living than they did last year. “In my electorate we heard from the likes of Gary from Burger Bliss in Glen Huntly. He needs to sell 100 more burgers per week just to make the same profit as he did last year. “Perry from the Mediterranean Greek Tavern in Elsternwick needs to fill up his restaurant three times more to make the same profit he did last year. “Tom from Common Room Co in Caulfield North has seen costs skyrocket, but he knows he cannot put the prices up because customers just cannot afford it. “Jennifer from the local charity Pet Medical Crisis says aged pensioners and disability support recipients are forced to choose between giving up their pets or skipping meals and missing rent because they just do not have money to afford the bills. “Shlomo from C Care, who literally knows what it is like to put food on the table for those who cannot afford it, is now providing over 2000 meals a week to local families doing it tough.”
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