We object to the Diamond Creek Structure Plan and request a Panel hearing. 7 April 2010 This document is a continuation of trees before resident’s lives and should be deferred until the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission (VBRC) has made its recommendations and the State Government adopts from those recommendations. Any decision adopted by council at this time is likely to require abandonment or at least modification. We object to zoning changes and the addition of overlays and request a Panel hearing. Vegetation policies are under scrutiny by the VBRC and changes are inevitable. To proceed with this Plan that includes planting additional indigenous vegetation in this high bushfire prone shire, without consideration of bushfire risk management is reckless and dismissive of the VBRC. We submit the two bushfire reports by Rod Incoll and David Packham be included as part of this submission. Refer www.nillumbikratepayers.asn.au This Structure Plan appears to ignore the events of February 7 2009. A structure plan is a framework and must consider safety issues: particularly when safety issues have been articulated by experts. Our concern is that the focus remains on vegetation rather than the safety of the community. It appears to be a continuation of trees being put before resident’s lives.
Brian Murray Director |
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