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West Hawthorn Height controls

Posted on September 8, 2011 by admin

See this article in the progress leader about height controls in West Hawthorn. Areas including Power St, Glenferrie Rd and Lynch St were recently granted mandatory building heights of 16 metres to 18 metres until January 2013. See also the … Continue reading →

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Boroondara now has planning documents online

Posted on July 8, 2011 by admin

The Boroondara council now has documents associated with planning applications available to view on the council website. Users can search for planning applications and then download the pdf documents including plans that were submitted for that application. This is a … Continue reading →

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Activity Centres Strategy

Posted on January 31, 2011 by admin

This article appeared on the Boroondara Residents Action Group Website. As a response to the Brumby government’s dictate to jam in another 20,000 people into Boroondara, The Boroondara Council’s Strategic Planning Department has issued a draft Activity Centres Strategy which … Continue reading →

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Government Extends Clearways

Posted on October 7, 2009 by admin

According to the press release from the Mister for Roads and Ports: “Extended clearways are now in place across the City of Boroondara, including on High Street and Cotham Road in Kew, Toorak Road in Glen Iris, Riversdale Road and … Continue reading →

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Auburn Historic Church Placed In Victorian Heritage Register

Posted on September 11, 2009 by admin

Planning Minister Justin Madden today officially launched a brochure to mark the 120th anniversary of the Auburn Uniting Church Complex in Hawthorn. See Premier’s website for details.

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Plans proceed on Library Precinct Redevelopment

Posted on September 2, 2009 by admin

The $9.85 million redevelopment of the area around the Glenferrie Library is set to go ahead after the council resolved to proceed with design plans for the project. The new development will incorporate the Glenferrie Early Learning Centre and Manresa … Continue reading →

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108 Power Street VCAT hearing

Posted on August 30, 2007 by admin

The VCAT hearing for the proposed development at 108 Power Street Hawthorn has been set down for Monday September 3. In response to residents and council objections the developer has amended their proposal to bring it more in line with … Continue reading →

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Welcome to westhawthorn.org

Posted on August 29, 2007 by admin

This site has been set up to help residents inform each other about developments in the local area. By having a central place to share information, we can be more effective in opposing inappropriate developments. If anyone would like to … Continue reading →

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