Loading ...A STOUSH is brewing at the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal over proposed housing developments on the narrow coastal strip between Allestree and Narrawong.
Local Aboriginal representatives have joined environmental group Friends of the Surry in the appeals at VCAT against planning permits granted by Planning Minister Matthew Guy for several houses, garages, and the clearing of native vegetation in the area.
The appeals are against permits granted at Ocean View Drive, Ocean View Drive West, Ocean View Drive East, Snapper Point Rd and Caravan Park Rd.
It is understood Aboriginal culture heritage issues will come to the fore during the hearing.
The Friends of the Surry is opposing the proposed developments on the grounds of predicted sea level rise and storm surges.
It believes Glenelg Shire ratepayers will foot the bill for the cost of establishing a suggested seawall and constructing groynes in the area, estimated at $125 million.
The proposed developments are on land which came under the former Development Plan Overlay 7 (DPO7).
Read more in Wednesday’s edition of the Portland Observer.
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Dear Bill,
I was very sad to read your misinformed information relating to the subdivision in ocean view east and west at Narrawong regarding the sea wall.You are incorrect and yet again playing with the land owners lives who have spent the last 9 years in Financial ruin,2 deaths,ill health, family seperations and no end in sight.
We have endured very bad council decisions from the beginning,very bad political decisions example the DPO7,forced to endure selfish local people and local groups who find it more important to be heard and not consider the personal concequences their poor and incorrect judgment and facts has on we the land owners.We trusted the GLENELG council to take care of their rate payers after their poor and unprofessional work ethics[Auditor generals report} we have done ‘EVERYTHING’ right from the beginning done what was required from the DP07 we trusted Local real estate agents on our land purchases and the planners from the glenelg council.Now we are having to endure VCAT promised from Denis Napthine and Mathew Guy that this was never to happen,it was just a politcal stunt nothing more at their happy local ego driven photo shoot on lot 2 18 months ago,now to be faced with the aborigines jumping on the objectors bandwagon and the Friends of the surry or as I see it just Martin Boyer’s own personal fight just because he has lost part of his view,!!!! We are 6 mtrs above sea level with Victoria Parks infront of us even before you get to the beach,nowhere near Martine Boyer’s house and he is very lucky to own his house.
I am 63 years of age worked for 44 yrs always done the right by all, a volunteer for children and the elderly ,I have now lost my home and in a serious state of depression because we now live in a heartless,selfish ego driven society so shame on you for your poor journalisum and not even thinking what you or the above had on our lives. Julie Turmaine