The Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania (PMAT) was last night awarded the annual “Planning Champion” award at the Planning Institute of Australia’s Tasmanian awards. This award recognises non-planners for their advocacy or for making a significant contribution and lasting presence to the urban and regional environment.
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Media Enquiries Sophie UnderwoodPMAT State Director sophie_underwood@hotmail.com0407 501 999 Please share: In what is likely to be the biggest survey of candidates in the upcoming local government elections, the Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania (PMAT) has revealed strong candidate sentiment for local government planning controls that protect local character, sunlight and privacy for our homes and facilitate
The RAA process governs the Parks and Wildlife Service’s assessment of proposed developments on approximately 50% of Tasmania, so it’s essential the process is robust.
PMAT helped secure eight amendments to the Land Use Planning Approvals Amendment (Tasmanian Planning Policies and Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill 2018. This passed with tri-partisan support in the Tasmanian Parliament in November 2018.
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Elections are being held for 28 local government councils across Tasmania, with 481 individual candidates standing for councillor. Of those Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania managed to contact 407 candidates, asking them to complete this survey – 144 completed the survey.
Tasmanian Local Government Elections 2018 Planning Survey Read More »
A weakening of planning laws and community engagement, undemocratic ‘major project’ legislation and a taxpayer funded PR campaign are all targets of a community action today outside the potential Fragrance high rise hotel site in Collins Street.
Forty-six community groups encompassing a wide cross section of interests will formally launch an alliance that will take a positive agenda for planning scheme reform to the next state election, and seek to reverse the weakened and undemocratic regulations being introduced by the Hodgman Government.
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