Motion passed unanimously at a Public Meeting on Sunday 28 October, 2007,
at the Good Shepherd Hall, Wheelers Hill, by some 150 residents of the City of Monash.
That this meeting endorses the commitment to liveability expressed by the State Government and the Monash City Council, but regrets that these commitments are not being carried into practice.
This meeting calls on the Monash City Council and the State Government to commit to a policy and practice of
1. matching growth under Melbourne 2030 with a concomitant increase in infrastructure, public open space and facilities
2. reserving adequate space and facilities to meet the needs of local communities (as expressed by those communities) where public land (such as school land) is sold for development
3. requiring every new development project to prepare, as part of the process of planning and consultation, a liveability impact statement assessing the impact of the proposal upon local communities in term of concentration of population, density of housing, traffic congestion, green ambience, open space, public amenities, community health and environmental considerations. This liveability impact statement to go to all affected communities for discussion and response.
Marian Quartly
Chairperson (on behalf of the Monash Liveability Coalition)
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