Green Wedges Coalition

160 community & environment groups across Melbourne have formed a coalition to protect Melbourne's green wedges. We regard maintaining the green wedges for future generations as a yardstick for our generation's commitment to developing a sustainable city in a sustainable world.

Proposed Cemetery in the Green Wedge at Heatherton

Author:

Defenders of the South East Green Wedge

Proposed Cemetery in the Green Wedge at Heatherton

The Southern Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust (the Trust) has a proposal for a 130 hectare cemetery in the Green Wedge at Heatherton. Unfortunately, the proposal will result in the conversion of most of the best market garden land in the City of Kingston.

11/04/2016

Subject:

Landuse Planning

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Greater Dandenong Planning Scheme C143

Rezone push for more green wedge changes

This is a copy of an article that appeared on page 3 of the Dandenong Journal on 11 April 2106 and a push by some objectors to the proposed C143 planning scheme amendment for among other things a Chinese theme park, a housing estate and industrial development.

11/04/2016

Proposed Cemetery in the Green Wedge at Heatherton

A copy of an article on a proposal for a new cemetery in the Kingston Green Wedge was published in the Moorabbin Kingston Leader newspaper on 23 September 2015. For further information go to the Articles section of this website.

Landuse Planning

11/04/2016

The Future of the Green Wedges and the importance of agriculture

Author:

Alan Thatcher

This is a copy of an article that I preared for Planning News the regular publication of the Planning Institute of Australia, Victorian Division, in March 2015 edition. It discusses the importance of agricultural land use to the future strategic planning for the Green Wedges.

The future of the Green Wedges

07/04/2016

Subject:

Landuse Planning

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