Category Archives: Presidents Blog

SOS Update – July 2014 Election Lead-Up

In the lead-up to the state election, there are several important events coming up addressing issues vital to the democratic planning and liveability of Melbourne. Our Full Article can be found here

  • Accommodating population growth.
  • Upgrading infrastructure assets and services.
  • Living standards.
  • VCAT fees have risen astronomically.
  • The new Plan Melbourne strategy is unashamedly designed to facilitate development, not regulate it.

At the very least, we need a wide public debate on future planning for Victoria.

* The next Victoria First meeting is this Sat. 2 Aug. at 2 pm, at the Frankston Life Saving Club. Featuring Ian Hundley (PTUA) speaking on “The transport crisis in the Frankston area“ Continue reading →

Why is it only consumers who are on water restrictions?

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There is an interesting article in todays Age which points out how much water is being used/wasted by a number of institutions.

The main questions I have are –

  • Why are consumers on water restrictions when industry and government aren’t?
  • Why, when farmers have restrictions on how much water they can pull out of a river, a factory can still do whatever it likes?
  • Why is the price for water going up for consumers, but industry can still buy water very cheaply?

If anybody has a sensible answer to these questions, post it below!