Two well-attended PMAT community meetings in the Central Highlands municipality have resulted in the first plans to resist the State Government’s council amalgamation plans. Meetings at Ouse and Bothwell this week decided to petition state parliament against the move and called on the local council to conduct further community meetings.
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Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania and the Tasmanian Conservation Trust today called on the state government to respond to the recent Council submissions to the Future of Local Government Review and rule out forced amalgamations and major changes to planning.
PMAT is deeply concerned about the likely Review Board recommendations to remove planning powers from local councils, force council amalgamations and mandate the sharing of Council’s core services.
Published as a double page spread in The Mercury, Talking Point: Changes to Council Requires Care, 16 February 2023.
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PMAT today called for a three-month extension to the Tasmanian Government’s consultation process over reforms to Local Government, citing the scale of changes (forced amalgamations and removing planning decisions from local councils) and the style of consultation as key reasons for the community to have more time.
PMAT will today host a public meeting to discuss the development of Macquarie Point and the future of the agreed Master Development Plan for the site, developed and published with community consultation in advance of the Premier’s proclamation that the site should instead be used to develop an AFL-grade sports stadium.
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PMAT will tomorrow host a public meeting to discuss the development ofMacquarie Point and the future of the agreed Master Development Plan for the site, developed and published with community consultation in advance of the Premier’s proclamation that the site should instead be used to develop anAFL-grade sports stadium.
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In the lead up to the 16 November 2022 Hobart Town Hall public meeting – ‘Mac Point’s Future’ – PMAT has released an image showing the potential scale
of the proposed stadium on Mac Point and questions whether the construction of an AFL grade stadium at Mac Point is the best future for the site and Hobart?
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In 2022, PMAT surveyed 398 of the 505 Local Government candidates. Of the 398 candidates, 169 completed our survey.
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“We want councils to continue their vital role as ‘place shapers’ underpinning community wellbeing and enriching our cultural and natural heritage, lifestyle and democracy.”
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