The Victorian School Building Authority (VSBA) and Alphington Primary School will be hosting an information evening next week to discuss the redevelopment of Alphington Primary on the current site. They will introduce the Architects – Baumgart Clark – and we’ll all have the opportunity to ask questions and provide preliminary
Yarra Council’s riverbank report will be considered by council on Tuesday, 27th August. The interim report investigates the riverbank slumping and why groundwater has increased. The report says the development is causing increased ground water, but that not much can be done in the short term to reduce further
Watch this space for notices about the AGM. It is scheduled for October and will be at the Bowls Club. Drop by, say Hi. Get to know the story. Join in.
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Construction has started on the new apartment building at the corner of Heidelberg and Parkview Roads. Council has required that the builder access the site from Heidelberg Road. These works and the start of works on construction of the new Mills Boulevard (former Latrobe Avenue) mean that traffic control
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
Glenvill is about to start construction on the apartment building on the corner of Heidelberg and Parkview Roads. This will be the first of the higher buildings on the site. The marketing image from the Glenvill website is below. If you have an concerns or questions about the riverfront
Kat Theophanous announced that the current state budget has allocated $14.1 million for the redevelopment of the current Alphington Campus. See the announcement on her Facebook page. 🌟 BIG ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ALPHINGTON PRIMARY 🌟 Today the Treasurer delivered the news that $14.1 million in funding will be directed
At the beginning of May, City of Yarra approved the revised planning application for The Village precinct. This included the revised location for the proposed school and community facilities along with the indoor multi purpose court. The approval of the planning permit included the following additional highlights Affordable Housing
From the very beginning, APMAG had a clear platform to engage in a really useful and constructive way with council and industry players. This was published in 2008, and remains true to this day. 11-03-08-apmag-key-position-papers-update
Along from the Paper Mill site, a 7 storey development on the site of the current ‘home of lights’ light shop is being decided on by the Yarra Council. See the link for details on how to have your say at the decision meeting. https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=cd59a042669ed4287fd501029&id=1872a25974
I’m so proud of our community and how, through a little bit of care for a long time, we make our corner of the world better. Some time ago, we won a victory to build better bike connections into the city. But there was a small problem. People in
A fantastic forum tonight to meet the candidates at our AGM this evening. I’m so proud of the way Alphington people care enough to show up! So wonderful.
And we’ve had an exciting announcement in the candidate forum – the state planning minister has committed to clear the way to remove the boiler house! Our hard-working President, Fiona, presented the APMAG position, developed by our wonderful committee, in person to the minister and one of our passionate
I am so sorry and saddened to hear of the passing of Fiona Richardson, our community Member of Parliament, State Minister, and school parent. She has been so important to our community and a great friend of the APMAG team. We all offer our love and support to her
In the past few days, fibrous asbestos has been discovered & disturbed on the Chandler Highway Bridge construction site (on the riverfront, outside the AMCOR section). There are reports the contaminated soil isn’t contained, and frankly, it’s been windy. Local residents, especially those near the bridge construction site are