Wednesday, 18 March 2020

Petitions

Following petition presented to house by Clerk:

Kilsyth planning scheme amendment

Re: 150 Cambridge Rd, Kilsyth—Planning Scheme Amendment Request—to rezone this surplus declared ‘former School’ site to NRZ residential—in ready for sale and subsequent development.

To the Legislative Assembly of Victoria

The petition of certain citizens of the State of Victoria draws attenton to the House the sale and subsequent development of the land for housing and related purposes would negatively impact on the Community in terms of loss of open space availability.

A Yarra Ranges Council preliminary analysis of open space in Kilsyth alone, has identified a shortfall.

Incaution by the Government will cause further open space availability depletion

The subject site needs to be preserved as it presents a rare oportunity for the Government to remedy the open space shortfall and also to provide future parkland to accomodate the open space social needs of the growing population.

The need for Appropriate amounts of suitably sized and located Parkland cannot be ignored as the long term return of the health and wellbeing of today and tomorrow’s communities is beyond measure

The petitioners therefore request that the Legislative Assembly of Victoria demand that the Government:

Preserve the site to accomodate the recreational public open space demand pressures created by population Growth

Disallow the proposed amendment considering it will increase the shortfall of public open space availability

By Mr HODGETT (Croydon) (273 signatures).

Tabled.

Ordered that petition be considered next day on motion of Mr HODGETT (Croydon).