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23.01.2022 Great news! The implementation of Stage 3 of the Planning and Design Code has been delayed until next year by the new Minister for Planning, Hon Vickie Chapman. CASA President Christel Mex, and committee member Elizabeth Vines OAM, met with the Minister last Friday putting the case for stronger heritage protection, careful urban infill, and much better consultation. Thank you Minister! To hear more, listen to the ABC Radio Adelaide interview, starting 02:00 minutes in. Warr...en Jones responds at 08:00 and Liz Vines at 26:00. Tony Piccolo and the HIA are also interviewed, supporting the delay. Only the Property Council seems to want it done now, even with all the errors and policy mishaps. InDaily story follows. ABC Radio: https://www.abc.net.au//programs/mornings/mornings/12548028 In Daily: https://indaily.com.au//govt-concedes-theres-room-for-im/ Western Adelaide Coastal Residents' Association (WACRA) Kensington Residents Association Norwood Residents Association Inc. Prospect Residents Association Prospect Local History Group, South Australia Burnside Historical Society, South Australia Kent Town Residents Association Inc I love Colonel Light Gardens City of Mitcham Residents Protect Our Heritage SA National Trust of South AustraliaHoldfast Bay Residents Alliance Inc.Norwood for Compliant Developments

23.01.2022 Yesterday the Minister for Planning, the Hon Vickie Chapman, announced that Contributory Items will be listed in the new Planning and Design Code. If the detail is right, it will be a great win for residents! Thanks for the great reporting on this important issue Renato Castello! https://www.adelaidenow.com.au//4077085291353b7317b2f2e751

22.01.2022 Tune in at 9:30am tomorrow (Monday) morning to hear our committee member Dr Iris Iwaniki present CASA's case to Parliament's ERDC Committee! https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au

22.01.2022 From one of our founding members, Ron Bellchambers re Cross Road and Fullarton Road Intersection Upgrade and Relocation of Gatehouse: According to Matt Manifold, Managing Director of Mammoth Movers (House of Assembly Public Works Committee, 10 December 2020) and an FMG report, it is feasible to relocate the State Heritage Listed Gatehouse intact, without disassembling and rebuilding the structure. According to DIT (Department for Infrastructure and Transport), Matt Manifold ...Continue reading

22.01.2022 INFILL GONE CRAZY This is Allen St Prospect. It started off with 12 single dwellings. It now has 56 dwellings with a further three 4 storey buildings planned.... The extent of the crowding cannot be appreciated on an aerial view, but with the planned plus the predicted new developments, the number of dwellings in this short narrow street will approach 100. What price a car.park? See more

22.01.2022 Book in - thanks Mark!

20.01.2022 Thank you Carole!

19.01.2022 Great to see our leading architects standing up for heritage protection - too bad the State Government's Assessment Panel does not. https://indaily.com.au//sa-planning-system-at-risk-of-bec/ Kensington Residents Association Norwood Residents Association Inc. Kent Town Residents Association Inc Caring about Joslin Western Adelaide Coastal Residents' Association (WACRA) Prospect Residents Association Protect Our Heritage SA Love Your Local Heritage I love Colonel Light Gardens

18.01.2022 LOSS OF TREES Two articles in today's Advertiser outline the growing concern about the loss of trees with infill development. An open letter was signed by Mayors from 11 councils including Prospect council.

18.01.2022 THERE WERE TWO RALLIES TODAY .....A measly 150 for supercars......and 900 demanding that the Government save the Waite Gatehouse.

18.01.2022 Well done Warren, Dennis and Elbert - keep those letters flowing!

16.01.2022 Why are these decisions up to just four people?

14.01.2022 Lend your support to Professors Elizabeth Vines OAM and Warren Jones AO as they represent us ordinary residents who want to stand up for heritage protection! TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER AT 12 noon. Due to COVID, the hearing will be live-streamed: https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au/.../broadcast-pages/plaza PLEASE SHARE City of Mitcham Residents Norwood Residents Association Inc. Kensington Residents Association Protect Our Heritage SA Help save South Australia's history from demolition. Prospect Residents Association Western Adelaide Coastal Residents' Association (WACRA) Love Your Local Heritage I love Colonel Light Gardens Holdfast Bay Residents Alliance Inc.

14.01.2022 THE BIG LEMON If ever there was any doubt about the parlous state of the Planning and Design Code, this story from a rural Council should lay it to rest. And re...member when Phase 2 (rural) ‘went live’ on 31st July 2020, we were assured that it was all ‘sweetness and light’, trouble free, and ready to go. Here are some comments from the Agenda of the Berri Barmera Council Meeting held yesterday: ‘Unfortunately, the P & D Code and the Development Assessment Portal are not delivering the modernisation, efficiencies, service delivery and simplicity that we expected or were promised.’ ‘The DA Portal is much more complex, cumbersome and time consuming than staff were led to believe....’ ‘THe Public Notification tool is not working, therefore any application needing notification is on hold until there is a fix by Plan SA.’ ‘The P&D Code is vague and generates a lot of policies that are not applicable, which is time consuming for staff and confusing for applicants.’ ‘.....there is no integration or automation of systems and it is now evident that there has been a complete lack of testing by Plan SA....’. ‘These sentiments are felt similarly by all regional Councils in SA’

12.01.2022 Two articles in The Advertiser today about the importance of thoughtful planning to residents.

12.01.2022 Were you one of the 14000 who signed the petition on the planning reforms? The Legislative Review Committee is calling for submissions on the petition request due 14 Sept. Why not have a go? Let's keep the community voice strong. Details are in the photo below, and if you need ideas have a look at the CASA presentation to the new Minister for Planning: https://norwoodresidentsassociation.files.wordpress.com//2

11.01.2022 This looks like a great event - hope to see you there! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-park-lands-project-tick

11.01.2022 Our President, Dr Christel Mex, wrote to the Minister for Planning today clearly outlining how demolition controls are likely to be weakened in the Planning and Design Code. To read the letter and get the facts, go to our website by clicking on the link below. Then write to your MP urging them to help fix it before Phase 2 is implemented on 31 July. Let’s save our precious historic buildings before its too late!... https://communityalliancesa.org.au Welcome to Mt BarkerCity of Mitcham ResidentsHelp save South Australia's history from demolition.Stop Urban Sprawl - Mount Barker20 Metre TreesLightsviewTrees For Life (SA)CITY SOUTH ASSOCIATIONSouth West City CommunityCity South AssociationFriends of Pt WillungaNational Trust of South AustraliaProtect Our Heritage SANorwood Residents Association Inc.Kensington Residents AssociationKent Town Residents Association IncProspect Residents AssociationProspect Local History Group, South AustraliaBridgewater Adelaide Hills CommunityBedford Park Residents Association - AdelaideWestern Adelaide Coastal Residents' Association (WACRA)Holdfast Bay ResidentsHoldfast Bay Residents Alliance Inc.Caring about JoslinNorwood for Compliant DevelopmentsI love Colonel Light GardensFriends & Residents of North AdelaideMt Barker & District Residents' Association IncOppose Glenrose Hi-RiseBurnside Historical Society, South AustraliaKersbrook Residents Association

11.01.2022 Help save another heritage icon! http://chng.it/Fxqy8P72S7

10.01.2022 THE FIGHT TO SAVE THE STOBIE RESIDENCE GOES ON.

08.01.2022 Good points Elizabeth Vines!

07.01.2022 QUESTIONS FOR THOSE IN POWER (Former UK politician, Tony Benn) What power have you got? Where did you get it from? In whose interests do you use it?... To whom are you accountable? How do we get rid of you? Now consider our unaccountable and opaque planning bodies....the State Planning Commission.....and....the State Commission Assessment Panel.

06.01.2022 Community Alliance wants you to be a Code Fixer! - https://mailchi.mp//community-alliance-wants-you-to-be-a-c

06.01.2022 The sad saga to try yet again to destroy one of North Adelaide's charming historic bluestone homes - and one that just recently was fully restored - continues; ...let's hope this latest attempt is another failure. 'The former husband of a television newsreader is making another attempt to bulldoze the home she occupies with their two young sons. Mortgage broker Scott Matthews appealed to the Environment, Resources and Development Court after an application to demolish the bluestone cottage on Childers Street, North Adelaide, was rejected because of the design of a new house he wanted to build on the site.' https://www.adelaidenow.com.au//f40821eb9184d64eded9af80a2

06.01.2022 NOW IS THE TIME TO ACT ....and make the 14,000 signatures on the Protect our Heritage Petition mean something. Send your submissions on the Planning and Design ...Code to the Legislative Review Committee.....see details attached. Submissions can be as long or as short as you wish, and can address the issues inscribed in the Petition , or any matter to do with the Planning, Development and Infrastructure Act (2016) or the Code and its implementation. This Committee reports to the Parliament and the Minister. See more

05.01.2022 Looking for something useful to do during lockdown? Click on this link for a bit of Code exploration! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/how-to-use-the-online-plann It should take you directly to scheduled zoom sessions where DPTI will be demonstrating how to access the Code information. ... It would be an enormous help if you can trial your own address and let us know what you find out as a result. You should be able to locate the Code provisions for your property.

04.01.2022 Keep writing to your MPs!

04.01.2022 It is refreshing to see a leader of a statutory authority to stand up for trees, despite a planning system that will allow developers to pay a fee instead of planting a tree. Thank you Chris Daniels! Green Adelaide

04.01.2022 See it live Monday morning! Our submission to the Environment, Resources and Development Committee will be presented next Monday, 21 Sept. They will be hearing evidence from the Environment Defenders Office and the National Trust who will also be speaking on our behalf. You'll be able to listen to the hearing via live streaming - click on the following link at 10 am. Good luck Darren and Melissa, and thank you for speaking for us!... https://www.parliament.sa.gov.au//broadcast-p/kingstonroom Protect Our Heritage SA Prospect Residents Association Western Adelaide Coastal Residents' Association (WACRA) Norwood Residents Association Inc. Kensington Residents Association Love Your Local HeritageI love Colonel Light Gardens Help save South Australia's history from demolition. Blackwood Action Group CITY SOUTH ASSOCIATION South West City Community City of Mitcham ResidentsFriends of Pt Willunga

03.01.2022 Around 14000 of us signed the petition on the planning reforms and now a Committee of Parliament is calling for submissions. A report will be made to the new Minister for Planning summarising the submissions. Make sure the community voice is heard and send in your views, long or short! Details in the photo below. Due 14 Sept. Protect Our Heritage SA Norwood Residents Association Inc. Kensington Residents Association Mt Barker Community Group Old Noarlunga Residents City of Mitcham Residents Save the Norwood Cork Tree in Adelaide Australia CITY SOUTH ASSOCIATION Help save South Australia's history from demolition.Blackwood Action Group