After a long period of buck passing, inertia and gridlock, delays and disagreements, it seems like there is finally some progress on fixing the riverfront. Yarra Bend council approval for riverfront protection is the next step. Council to respond to Glenvill Glenvill is responsible for ‘handing back’ the area
Category: Environment & Sustainable Design
Last spring and the spring before, the riverfront faced significant erosion. Can we end the standoff on riverfront rehabilitation before new runoff patterns upset the steep slope of industrial waste soil perched above the riverfront path? When the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) resolved that the riverfront would
The VCAT decision on Glenville’s application to exceed the DPO building heights has been published publicly. This post is going to give you a quick overview of the judgements and why they happened, but the full text is available here: Links to VCAT Ref P1815/2020 & P1816/2020 8 main
Discussions about the long term plan for ownership of the Riverfront land have now been resolved with the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (DELWP) to have the riverfront as Crown Land, and to join with Yarra Council as a Committee of Management.Pushing for a responsible, capable and engaged
Glenvill goes to VCAT this month to argue for a plan – previously rejected by Yarra Council – where every building on the Chandler Highway interface breaks DPO limits. Glenvill’s Planning Application is now scheduled at VCAT, after almost a year of scheduling delay. The proposal is in fact a
The Rail Spur is a substantial link between the Alphington and Fairfield communities. Well used, it could be a really important way to connect up two vibrant community activity hubs. At the AGM this week, Kat Theophonos made the excellent point that, if there’s anything the pandemic has taught
Yarra and Darebin Councils are working together on a Heidelberg Rd Corridor Plan to cover their respective planning amendments to create a cohesive outcome for this major community activity zone and area of dynamic change. Its a really significant change to an important corridor, and is covered by a
Darebin Trail is a beautiful piece of public infrastructure that runs through Alphington. You just can’t get to it from Alphington. And you thought ‘You can’t get there from here‘ was supposed to be an absurdist joke… The Link was committed to in 2017, and after a long process,
This week’s AGM gave us the opportunity to hear from Kat Theophanous – State Labor Member for Northcote. Her first update was regarding the long standing issue of the Riverfront, and the most central challenge, exactly how will it be publicly owned. Kat has been working with APMAG for
The Village planning application The revised Planning Application for the Village precinct – previously submitted to Yarra – is being revised.Glenvill are reportedly still working on the required amended plans to accord with the planning permit issued.The wheels turn. VCAT – Who’s going to face the music? The VCAT
Riverfront Path open – looking worse for wear A beautiful walk isn’t just a nice to have these days – it’s become a prescriptible Mental Health plan all its own!So we are are beyond grateful that the path along the riverfront we all love has reopened. The link between the
Extra Asbestos Risk Management as the demolition continues Demolition continues on the Boiler House Building – one of the long running sagas on the APMAG agenda. The big issue right now is the careful handling of asbestos. There is significant known asbestos in the building, and management processes are
The Boiler house demolition is underway and the old facade is coming down. Updates are a little thin on the ground officially, but the developer is reporting the demolition is going well and no issues have been discovered. The glass and walls have been taken down, with the asbestos
With so many major developments going on, Council approval processes – more able to cope with residential renovations and dual occupancy applications – are not making decisions in a timely manner on major redevelopment applications that actually shape our communities. Unfortunately, if the Council does not make a decision
It’s taken so long to fix the drainage on the riverfront, mature trees are suffering permanent damage and are likely to not survive. In fact the machinery has churned up the surrounding area, and the area is so damaged, we have seen sightseers driving their car down on to
Thanks to all who joined us for the 2020 AGM & Candidate forum. The AGM was fast. The forum was civil & informative. How good is that. The functions of an AGM were swiftly dealt with prior minutes accepted etc, and we moved quickly to the Presidents Report, with
The APMAG team met with Glenville representatives to get an update on the monitoring of the subsidence and erosion of the Alphington Yarra riverfront. Glenville have installed monitors across the site, in pits and the riverfront itself, to track data. The monitors track water levels, as well as the
City of Yarra has engaged consulting firm Alluvium to undertake a comprehensive investigation into the slippage of the bank and the fallen or at risk trees. A preliminary memo was tabled at the Council meeting of 30th July about the Tree Collapse and bank slumping. Alluvium will be undertaking
At the community meeting on 20th June, APMAG offered to request further information from both Council and Glenvill on a number of issues. These are listed below. A key issue was the collapse of the riverbank and loss of mature trees, but of greater concern was the increased groundwater
Council has provided the following information to Community Reference Group Members regarding the current status of the riverfront: “You will be aware of the current issues at the Amcor site regarding the fallen tree and the condition of the river bank. I want to outline to you what has
Many Alphington locals have noticed and commented on the pathway along the river frontage of the AMCOR site having been closed because a tree has fallen into the river and the path has collapsed. There are two additional trees adjacent to the fallen tree that are have had their