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Peaceful protest By Ethan Benedicto Residents gathered in numbers outside Bunjil Place on Tuesday, 18 March around 6pm, the same time when the Casey Council meeting was held online. People’s reaction to them being ‘barred’ from attending centred around disappointment and frustration, and sharing these sentiments with each other. Roughly 100 people were in attendance, with a total of 11 police officers, alongside three security guards on the premises. Meanwhile, motions were passed during the meeting, with promises of a comprehensive review of the conditions of local laws, as well as applications and fees around it. There were also roughly 100 public questions that were asked and answered during the meeting, with only six that were unanswered due to governance rules. Other motions moved included the Growing Suburbs Fund and GAIC, where six projects were earmarked; it was, in addition, acknowledged that there were facility and infrastructure needs in the city. For public question time, infrastructure issues were rife, as were discussions around planning decisions, local laws, the waste transfer station, governance and transparency, as well as the naming of Guru Nanak Lake. Outside Bunjil Place, Jai, who posted about the council removing vehicles from his home, had attended, adamant that he, alongside his family and others, had a right to attend the meeting.
Jai (right), Hampton Park resident and owner of a project car which he posted online that was being towed by Casey council, alongside father-in-law Geoff (left), attended the silent protest. Both were adamant that the residents needed to be allowed into the meeting, that the councillors were the people’s representatives and not the “bureaucrats“. (Ethan Benedicto: 466630)
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