Tuesday, 29 July 2025

 Wendy LOVELL (Northern Victoria) presented a petition bearing 402 signatures:

This Petition of certain citizens of the State of Victoria draws to the attention of the Legislative Council the community’s support to change the legislation in the Victorian Planning Scheme section 52.23 to allow for:

*   A limit on the number of rooming houses a street, and any area, can have.

*   That there be a minimum distance between existing rooming houses (e.g. one rooming house per 500m radius)

*   Community consultation through council or private building surveyor when building a domestic scale rooming house.

Wendy LOVELL: I move:

That the petition be taken into consideration on the next day of meeting.

Motion agreed to.