Dear
Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc members and friends
I
ACTION STATIONS
The
latest message from the picket team reads: "ACTION ALERT:
Meet at 5:30 am tomorrow morning (Mon January 13 ) on the crn of
Alexandra Parade and Brunswick Street Fitzroy for another community picket
against EW Link drilling." (Don't worry if you arrive after
this time. Instructions will be left as to drill site picketers are attending
if drilling has moved from the crn of Alexandra Parade and Brunswick Street
Fitzroy. It looks as though a move will be made to another site.
) Residents heard that there will be drilling on Wellington St.,
between No one St, and Mater St. this coming week.
See
Sue Jackson's invaluable record of last Thursday 9 January 2014 action:
II
DIRECTIONS HEARING ON THE CIS ON EAST-WEST LINK BY PLANNING
PANELS VICTORIA TUESDAY 14 JANUARY 2014
As
we mentioned.staff of Planning Panels Victoria reported that they are
still listing submissions on the website.As at Friday there were 1131 on the
website!
We
believe that it is important that submitters wishing to obtain a place at the
hearing attend the Directions or Preliminary Hearing on Tuesday 14 January 2014 set by the Assessment Committee of
Planning Panels Victoria. The Hearing will be held at the Mercure
Hotel, 13 Spring Street, Melbourne
and commences at 10:00 am. The Preliminary Hearing will
address procedural and time-tabling matters related to the Public Hearings.
Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc and the Royal Park Protection Group Inc
will be there and it would be great if you could attend to show us
support. .
III OTHER EVENTS
(1) Protest at Zoo "Say
No to EW Link Next To Zoo"to coincide with start of Twilight
Night Concerts Friday 24 January 2014 and ongoing for some weeks.
The Zoo website says: "The
Zoo has invited some of the best local and international musical talent to
join in the fight against wildlife extinction. Whatever your
musical tastes, there's something for everyone at Zoo Twilights, with your
favourite artists performing every Friday and Saturday night from 24 January to
8 March 2014. "Now there is a wonderful irony - the Zoo itself
could soon be extinct ie closed down with a 4 lane open cut tolled
roadway a mere 40 metres away from its walls. (The EW Link will mean
lights, noise, vibration, pollution and destruction of the Zoo's parkland
setting not just in the construction phase but when in operation.)
(2) Victoria First - First Public
Meeting 2 pm Saturday 1 February 2014 (Venue to be advised
- to be an inner city suburb.) Guest Speaker: Ernest Healy of the Centre
for Population and Urban Research, Monash
University with the topic "Melbourne
– Heading for 'CARmageddon?'” - hear about our population
boom and increased car ownership and dependence. (Note that the
title is not original but was inspired by the Youtube video "Lies We
Don't Buy" on the EW Link. We would give credit but have not
discovered the author!See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqYElQPnVU0 It
was originally the ditty "Dumb Ways To Die" by the Department of
Transport but went viral internationally and was adapted in countries around
the world eg by a Ukrainian band!)
(3) SLiMS (Students University of
Melbourne) Royal Park
Festival 1 March 2014. Details to be advised.
Regards
Julianne
Bell
Secretary
Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc and
Committee
Member Royal Park Protection Group Inc.
PO
Box 197
Parkville
VIC 3052
Mobile
0408022408