Port Phillip Conservation Council Inc.

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2007 Records

 

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DECEMBER 2007

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Letter to Bayside Council responding to its draft policy on Bathing Boxes and Boat Sheds refers to PPCC Inc. policy to phase out private structures on public foreshores.

 

OCTOBER 2007

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Ivan Blake, who died on 2007-10-19, at 95, was long a PPCC Inc. member for KCA Inc. His service is to be at 30 Frankston-Flinders Rd Frankston on 2007-10-24 at 2:30 p.m.

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Blue Wedges Coalition's Westgate Cavalcade and Carnival  is an important chance to show your continuing  opposition to Channel Deepening, on Sunday 2007-10-07.

 

SEPTEMBER 2007

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"Wyndham Harbour Marina" Development Plan to be considered by Wyndham City Council  after 2007-10-04.

 

JULY 2007

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Announcement of Safe Harbour plan for Portarlington pier area, plus the town's foreshore divided into a "Foreshore Tourism Area" and a "Parkland Revitalization Area"

 

MAY 2007

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Submission to Panel investigating the Port of Melbourne Authority's SEES on Channel Deepening, by Port Phillip Conservation Council Inc.

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Public Meeting for Monday, 4th June 2007, concerning Port of Hastings expansion plans affecting road and rail transport corridors to Melbourne, called by SVCAG Inc.

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Report in Agenda for Mornington Peninsula Shire Council committee meeting recommends approval of development plan for Mt Eliza Green Wedge land, with conditions.

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President's Report to the April 2007 General Meeting

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Submission to Panel investigating the Port of Melbourne Authority's SEES on Channel Deepening, by Frank Hart, former Harbourmaster at Hastings and Western Port

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Member for Mordialloc's speech in the Legislative Assembly on Kingston's proposed foreshore bicycle road on 17th April 2007 reveals 61% support for a roadside route.

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Classification, on architectural importance, at State level, by the National Trust of Australia (Victoria), of the house John Iggulden lived in as inaugural PPCC President

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Concerns about channel deepening in the Fraser River estuary in British Columbia, Canada, show how widespread the environmental impact of international shipping is.

 

MARCH 2007

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See the Supplementary Environment Effects Statement on the Port of Melbourne Corporation's Channel Deepening Project

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March 2007 newsletter of Port Phillip Conservation Council Inc.

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Substantial letter to the Editor in The Age Business section from President of Blue Wedges Coalition pointing to increased Channel Deepening costs and reduced 'benefits'

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Demise of the State Government's Channel Deepening Facilitation Bill 2004: That use of Parliament to threaten critics has lapsed. Bills lapse at each dissoluton of Parliament.

 

JANUARY 2007

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Article in The Age, 2007-01-02, "Millionaire's beachfront plan sparks alarm" reports concern that application for title changes allows increased housing on coastal land

 

 

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Current Port Phillip Winds and Temperatures Current Synoptic Barometric Pressure Pattern

 

 

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Also click here for Tidal Predictions and records from the National Tidal Centre

 

 

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180 degree Panoramic View south from City of Melbourne from its Web Camera:                 
See the Northern Fringes of Port Phillip and the current air and sky above

 

 

 

Archive for earlier records

 

 

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INDEX

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ISSUES

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POLICIES

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RECORDS

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PHOTOS

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