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Tuesday 31 January 2023
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Celebrating citizenship JANUARY 26 was commemorated across the peninsula with awards and citizenship ceremonies, festivities and protests. For Nyasha Lazarus Machipisa, it meant Australian citizenship. Nyasha is pictured with his family, receiving his citizenship certificate from the mayor, Cr Steve Holland. Picture: Yanni See Pages 6 - 9 for Australia Day stories and photos.
Council appeal to minister for Ryman rescue Liz Bell Liz@mpnews.com.au THE Mornington Peninsula Shire has hit out at the state government for allowing the peninsula’s highly-valued green wedge protections to be eroded. The council is pleading for more help it protects its green wedge, after the controversial tribunal approval of a large residential and aged care development in Mount Eliza.
At a special meeting on Tuesday 24 January 2023, Mornington Peninsula Shire Council noted its disappointment at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Trubunal’s decision to grant a permit for a large-scale development at 60-70 Kunyung Road in Mount Eliza, outside the urban growth boundary. Council also resolved to ask the planning minister to approve its proposed c270mornpen planning scheme amendment as a matter of urgency, to
prevent further parcels of land within the green wedge being inappropriately developed. Despite being rejected by council and multiple appeals to the state government and successive planning ministers to call in the proposal, VCAT approved Ryman Health’s planning application and published its decision between Christmas day and New Year’s Day. Cr David Gill, who had wanted to
appeal the tribunal decision, said the timing of the announcement hampered the shire’s availability to review the decision and convene a meeting to discuss it within the 28-day deadline to mount a Supreme Court appeal. However, after seeking advice the council resolved to focus its energies on strong advocacy to the state government to express its disappointment at the outcome and timing of the decision.
Council will also urge minister to approve its proposed planning scheme amendment c270morn. The amendment, which is currently with the minister, aims to protect the peninsula’s green wedge from inappropriate urban development and subdivision and includes the rezoning of a number of land parcels from a special use zone to the green wedge zone, including 60-70 Kunyung Road. Continued Page 3
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