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Tuesday, 26 September, 2023
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Long walk for a cause
Dr Prabodh Malhotra will walk from the MCG to the SCG raising funds for breast cancer.
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Ten weeks on foot, sleeping in a van, with the bare essentials is the upcoming future lifestyle of one local Knox resident. Retired academic Dr Prabodh Malhotra is embarking on his second long walk to raise funds for Australians impacted by breast cancer, making the journey from the Melbourne Cricket Ground to the Sydney Cricket Ground on foot. After making the journey last year, Dr Malhotra is challenging himself with an even longer walk, adding approximately 200 kilometres to his already extensive path. To read more of Dr Malhotra’s story, turn to page 10
No to landfill site Knox residents are letting their concerns be heard over a planning application that has been submitted to the Yarra Ranges Council. Earlier this year, the council received a planning application for the creation of a landfill at 465 Lysterfield Road, the current location of Don Bosco retreat. The application proposes to dump 400,000 cubic metres of landfill from sites around Melbourne across an area of approximately 15 hectares, from government and miscellaneous
projects around the state, over a three-year period. Local community groups and residents have brought to light several issues in regards to the application, with the key concern being that the site is part of a Green Wedge Overlay, meaning the environment of the area is supposed to be protected as a priority. The land in question was also subject to a hearing in front of the Victorian Civil and Administrative tribunal seeking approval for
subdividing to be built on, where members decided against the application in favour of the environmental factors and protections in play. Due to the site’s close vicinity to Monbulk Creek, of which reports say there are platypus that still reside in the waterway and may be impacted by the waste should the application be approved, locals are saying biodiversity and the environment needs to be the top priority. Despite all other concerns arising from locals in recent weeks, there is one question that
remains unanswered for a concerned community: why? The applications at hand show no reason as to why the site in question has been chosen, or why the applicants have made this request. While locals are speaking out to the council, arguing that the application should not go ahead, the Yarra Ranges Council is yet to make a decision on the application. To read the full story turn to page 6
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