14 April 2010
Mr MORRIS (Mornington) — The Mount Eliza green wedge is once again under threat because of the inadequate, ineffective and dangerous planning laws put in place by the Bracks and Brumby governments.
These laws purport to protect sensitive areas of Melbourne’s hinterland but in reality the...
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10 December 2009
Planning Minister Justin Madden secretly scuttled plans to protect the Mount Eliza Woodlands in late October yet the disgraceful decision was only revealed in a special Government Gazette published on Tuesday (8 December).
Amendment C87 had lain ignored on the Minister’s desk for over two years bef...
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27 November 2009
The long awaited coastal protection works for Mount Martha North Beach have been abandoned by the Department of Sustainability and Environment.
On 4th July the Department of Sustainability and Environment announced that Mount Martha North had been included in the ‘Enhancing Our Beaches’ progr...
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19 November 2009
A recent incident at the Mornington Community Information and Support Centre has again proved that local Mental Health services are no longer sufficient to meet the needs of clients nor to ensure the safety of our community.
In Parliament last week I called on the Minister for Mental Health to take...
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