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Ordinary Meeting - 25 November 2024

Writer's picture: Marc LaneMarc Lane
  • The Council after a marathon 1.5hr session with multiple speakers against the motion and over 60 written objections voted to declare 16C Vernon St surplus land and direct officers to prepare the case for sale. No strategy was presented to justify the sale, the consultation report merely declaring the objections "not sustained". Various issues were raised with objectors, in some cases what could be characterised as an attack. Ultimately the substantive issue about why public land should be sold was answered only in the negative (ie 'should not have been bought', 'did not feel safe', 'would be too costly to make DDA accessible...')

Noteworthy: The Office of Local Government wrote to HHC before the session asking for all papers relating to the proposal as well as an explanation about how the community's overwhelming concerns will be mitigated.

Following the vote, the adjacent land on the unmade part of Serpentine Road has now been cleared and cleaned up for sale (and is thus more accessible than ever before).


  • Council further reduced the Rugby club fees in consideration of a reduced licence area, from $23,000 to $3,000. While the baseline fee reduction was proportionate, the very low fee reflects the fact that the fee also was, and remains, in consideration of $964,000 given by the club for the Boronia Park facility.

Noteworthy: The $964,000 was a capital contribution which will now be repaid through these operational losses over 20 years. Council currently has only one negative financial indicator - operational losses.
  • The Integrated Transport Strategy was passed unanimously by council. This document, championed by former councillor Jim Anderson, current councillor Marc Lane and the now dissolved Movement and Transport Committee, sets out strategies and actions to help council advocate for better public and active transport in the future.

Next Steps: Council must fill the vacancy for Director of Transport as, with the dissolution of MTAC, it currently has no transport expertise to take these matters forward.

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