Dear Community Groups - Submitters to the Victorian Planning Panels Committee Review of the East West Link
As you might be aware the Royal Park Protection Group Inc (RPPG ) and Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc.(PPL VIC) engaged Mr. Tom Pikusa as our barrister for the Victorian Planning Panel hearing by the Review Committee on the Comprehensive Impact Statement re the East West Link project which opened on 3 March 2014 and concludes on Tuesday 15 April 2014.
We had expected that Mr. Pikusa would only undertake our submission concentrating on the impact of the EW Link on Royal Park and appear at the hearing for us. At the Directions Hearing last February he was given an additional task, however, by the Chair of the Victorian Planning Panel Review Committee. This was to undertake both opening and closing addresses on behalf of all community groups.
He made the opening address on 3 March 2014. Nine community groups were listed. There were 70 community groups identified from the 1,477 submissions. We managed to contact 57. The community group closing address is scheduled for 12:30 pm to 12:50 pm on Tuesday 15 April 2014.
Note that we were not actually consulted or asked by the Victorian Planning Panel Review Committee but instructed to have our barrister take on the role in preparing and delivering these opening and closing addresses. Mr. Pikusa is supported by a solicitor from Beaumont Lawyers. The costs are being met by our Groups. So far the Minister has not offered us even a small grant to assist with expenses.
Our Groups have agreed that I write to community groups including those who made submissions. I am therefore asking if you want to be included in the closing community group address to be made by Mr. Pikusa next Tuesday. If you could advise me of the name of your organisation, number of your submission to the Victorian Planning Panels East West Link Review and for advice on the key issues of concern concerning the East West Link you would like raised. Please have your reply to me by 12 noon next Friday 11 April. Please make any enquiries to me on Mobile 0408022408 or this email jbell5@bigpond.com
See attached the text of Mr. Pikusa's submission made in the Groups' name yesterday at 4 pm to the EW Link Review. I am only including one of the photos - this one is of the Elliott Avenue interchange. The other files are probably too large. Note that I deleted the details of addresses of people who gave their hearing time to our Groups.
Regards Julianne
Julianne Bell
Secretary Protectors of Public Lands Victoria Inc. &
Committee Member Royal Park Protection Group Inc.
P0 Box 197
Parkville 3052
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