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9 May 2014
Mount Buffalo Chalet: more than just a picture postcard
Heritage Victoria has conditionally approved a permit for the proposed works at Mount Buffalo Chalet. The permit allows for conservation works to t…
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5 May 2014
Planning Panel for Melbourne Planning Scheme Amendment C198 underway
This week Melbourne C198 comes under the spotlight as the Planning Panel reviews submissions to the forty places and five precincts recommended for…
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5 May 2014
Heritage overlay goes wonky in Wodonga – Wodonga Heritage Amendment C97
Councillors at the Rural City of Wodonga have gone against the advice of the independent planning panel appointed to review the recent heritage ame…
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1 May 2014
Total House, Russell Street Melbourne – a win – to be added to Victorian Heritage Register
Following the hearing before the Registrations Committee of the Heritage Council in February 2014, the Heritage Council has determined to add Total…
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8 April 2014
New Residential Zones and relationship to heritage controls in Victoria
In July 2013 amendments to residential zones were introduced into the Victoria Planning Provisions (VPP). This included:
• the introduction of thr…
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4 April 2014
Forum Theatre and proposed hotel tower
The proposed restoration of the Forum Theatre is a welcome proposition by the Marriner Group. This exotic one-of-a-kind building has endured (enjoy…
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3 April 2014
Oriental Hotel Williamstown considered by Heritage Council
Hobsons Bay Council decision to refuse a permit for demolition of 1854 Oriental Hotel was overturned at VCAT in December 2013. The Oriental is a ve…
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3 April 2014
Ecological interdependence and the Great Forest National Park
As part of a series of short essays on environmental governance, we applied the conceptual framework of ecological interdependence to test the prop…
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3 April 2014
East West Link
The East West Link Assessment Committee is hearing evidence and submissions in response to terms of reference established by the Minister for Plann…
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10 March 2014
Bacchus Marsh Avenue of Honour
March 2013 update:
Plans for an eastern interchange in Bacchus Marsh have been ditched, with new works on Halletts Way announced by the governm…
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