[Greens-Media] Community consultation getting even worse under Liberals

[Colleen.Hartland at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Today in Parliament Western Metropolitan Greens MP Colleen Hartland will 
ask the Planning Minister to return to community consultation.

"The Western Suburbs community was consulted and ignored under Labor and 
now they’re not even being consulted," said Colleen Hartland.

"We’ve gone from bad to worse and the Baillieu Government needs to stop, 
consult with the community and act on it."

The Greens say the Regional Rail Link project and the approval of a 25 
storey tower in Footscray demonstrate an appalling lack of community 
consultation.

"The previous Government began the process of forming a community 
consultative committee for Regional Rail Link, they even interviewed 
applicants. Of course residents then found out they were going to have 
their houses acquired through the media."

"As if that wasn’t bad enough, the Baillieu Government has taken no steps 
to form a community consultative committee and hasn’t communicated with 
the applicants. They applied six months ago now, it’s just not good 
enough."

"Approving a 25 storey residential tower in Footscray without even talking 
to the local council, let alone the community, just further demonstrates 
how far off track things now are."

"Here’s a new idea for the Government and both of the old parties – try 
talking to the community and representing what they want for a change."


Contact: Colleen Hartland on 9689 6373
 
 
 
Colleen Hartland MLC
Western Metropolitan Region
E: colleen.hartland at parliament.vic.gov.au
P: 9689 6373
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au/


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