Category Archives: Campaigns

Eddington’s East West Freeway Again Menaces Melbourne

Posted on November 13, 2011 by

Letter writing time again! We didn’t expect to have to revisit this campaign. Follow the links at the end of the article to the newspaper stories and consider voicing your opinion to this Government too.

Posted in Campaigns, Transport planning | 1 Comment

Save Public Land at the Convent: online Gopetition goes viral…

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

We can’t keep up with the community here at CARA Central and have only just signed the online Gopetition ourselves. Here it is:   SAVE PUBLIC LAND AT ABBOTSFORD CONVENT Petition | GoPetition This petition is not to be confused … Continue reading →

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Threat to our public open space intensifies at Abbotsford Convent

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

So you thought that Heritage Victoria rejected the application to build on the remaining open spaces at the Convent? Well, that was the first application – the one that located a five classroom school building directly on St Mary’s Paddock, … Continue reading →

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What a shocker! Coming to a shopping strip near you….

Posted on August 25, 2011 by

It feels like ages since we, at CARA Central, have had the opportunity to sit down and actually post a blog. This is going to be short as we’ve been run off our feet with planning issues, amongst them this … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Johnston Street Tower, VCAT | 7 Comments

Proposed Steiner school building at Convent: a ‘win/ win’ for whom?

Posted on August 18, 2011 by
Posted in Abbotsford Convent, Campaigns, Heritage Victoria, Public open space, Save St Mary's Paddock | 4 Comments

CARA submission to Heritage Victoria re the proposed Steiner ‘swimming pool’ solution

Posted on August 10, 2011 by
Posted in Abbotsford Convent, Campaigns, Heritage Victoria, Public open space, Save St Mary's Paddock | 2 Comments

Johnston Street – imagining the future?

Posted on August 7, 2011 by

There was something in the air last Thursday night when 10 or 11 of us met to contemplate the 17 storey Tower proposed for little Crispin House on Johnston Street. To anyone who sees the image provided by the proponent, … Continue reading →

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Our public open space at the Convent under threat AGAIN!?

Posted on August 6, 2011 by

Please write to Heritage Victoria AGAIN! Although Heritage Victoria recently refused to grant a heritage permit to build a 5-room school building on St Mary’s paddock, another application was lodged last week, for a similar building, this time on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Abbotsford Convent, Campaigns, Heritage Victoria, Public open space, Save St Mary's Paddock | Tagged , , | 1 Comment

Council IDAC meeting rejects the Johnston Street Tower recommendation from our city planners

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

At the IDAC meeting, on Wednesday, 27 July, Councillors’ unanimously decided to reject the Planners’ recommendation to support the proposal for a 16 storey tower on Johnston Street. Whilst our planners recommended to reduce the height by one storey and … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Johnston Street Tower, VCAT | 1 Comment

Have your say: should we advocate at VCAT for an alternative to the Johnston Street Tower?

Posted on July 24, 2011 by

City of Yarra planners have moved at a glacial pace to recommend the go-ahead of the tower on Johnston Street with only superficial changes (one less storey and some  increased setback on one part of south side). You can view … Continue reading →

Posted in Campaigns, Johnston Street Tower, VCAT | 1 Comment