Help me help you in improving the Planning & Design Code!
One of my election promises was to continue to pursue improvements to the new Planning & Design Code. You have an opportunity to help me do this. The Planning & Design Code, created initially by then State Labor Planning Minister John Rau and adopted by the...Council’s Development Dilemma
A not too widely understood fact is Council does not have control over what development is approved, and what is not. Council’s development dilemma is that this misunderstanding has several in our community believe we (Council) are hypocrites. Spruiking one thing,...What is Council’s true position on Tree Canopy and the use of an offset scheme?
Confused by recent media speculation, several ratepayers have asked me to explain what is going on. In other words, they want to know what is Council’s true position on tree canopy and the use of an offset scheme. Some recent media coverage suggests that the tree...Is the PDI Act 2016 and the accompanying PDC making life simpler?
Is the PDI Act 2016 and the accompanying PDC making life simpler? That is the burning question I have been contemplating as PDC-Day looms. . . This blog post follows on from my last blog on PDC-Day. I hope to expand on that blog and demonstrate how the delegations for...
Cr Don Palmer
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