Heritage Victoria

Zoom Meeting details:
Date and time: Thursday, 7 October 2021 at 6pm AEDT (Australian Eastern Daylight Time)
Join link: V
Meeting ID: 891 1161 3603. Send your questions for the presenters prior to the event by emailing: info@residents3000.com.au

October 2021 update
Posted on October 1, 2021 by admin

Forum 3000 – meeting with the City of Melbourne’s Heritage Strategy Team

Suellen Hunter from the City of Melbourne’s Heritage Strategy Team will present the results of the Hoddle Grid Heritage Review, including the protection of 137 individual places and 5 precincts. Following this members of the Urban Design team Danielle and Lavanya will provide a short presentation on the Design Excellence Program, including the soon to be launched Design Excellence Advisory Committee and Melbourne Design Review Panel.

The presenters for the event:
Suellen Hunter, Senior Strategic Planner Heritage, City of Melbourne
Danielle Jewson, Senior Urban Designer, City of Melbourne
Lavanya Arulanandam, Urban Designer, City of Melbourne

Send your questions for the presenters prior to the event by emailing us at: info@residents3000.com.au

We look forward to seeing you!

Brian Walsh, President, Kew Cottages Coalition, today called on Heritage Victoria to halt work at the State Government site overlooking Yarra Bend Park in order to test for the deadly plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi, which appears to be the likely cause of the death a large rare tree, and which has been previously linked to construction works at Kew Cottages. "Stopping the current works is necessary to prevent more damage to heritage listed trees", Mr. Walsh said. Public Meeting 26 February. Details inside.

"Stopping the current works is necessary to prevent more damage to heritage listed trees", Mr. Walsh said.

One of the tallest heritage listed trees on the Kew Cottages site, a Canary Island Pine located immediately next to the Walker sales building , has now been assessed as being in "advanced decline" by Heritage Victoria.

Mr. Walsh said there is a National Threat Abatement Plan specifically designed to help control the deadly plant pathogen Phytophthora cinnamomi .

Phytophthora cinnamomi, or 'dieback' as the pathogen is more commonly known was discovered to have infected the Kew Cottages development site in 2006 soon after construction works commenced, and a number of trees died.

(Submission inside) Plans for the proposed underground railway from north west to south east of the city are not yet finalised. On Friday the 13th the Minister of Planning said the location of the proposed Domain station may be moved and yet the Age announces 14th Jan that work would begin on Monday the 16th. This is clearly vandalism. They are going to start destroying trees and moving gas and sewer lines at the Domain. Remember that St Kilda Road is heritage listed and Heritage Victoria have received thousands of objections and Heritage Vic have not yet made a determination. One has to wonder how much pressure they are under by this State Government in their determination to start digging. We are sick to death of hearing them say they are 'shovel-ready'. How dare the government say that the damage to St Kilda road will be worth it for the advantage the rail will give. The necessity for this rail is being questioned by respected planners in Melbourne. There are far more important road and rail projects that are needed first.