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22.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE PMAT just named National Planning Champion by the Planning Institute of Australia. Thank you alliance members and supporters.... Yay! PLEASE SHARE

22.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE The Tasmanian Conservation Trust asks the question was the Major Projects Bill revived for Cambria Green? PLEASE SHARE

18.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE Thank you to the over 80 people that came to this important community meeting in Wynyard. The meeting can be watched on PMAT’s Facebook page. There were at least four key motions that came from the meeting which the locals will no doubt be sharing more widely very soon. PLEASE SHARE... Public meeting to thrash out planning scrutiny concerns Tasmanian residents say local community and council scrutiny is needed before all developments go ahead and planning rules need changing. Helen Kempton, The Burnie News November 18, 2020 1:10pm TASMANIA’S local communities are rising up over planning laws which allow developments to be approved without any community or council scrutiny and close any avenue of appeal. A public meeting will be held in Wynyard on Friday night to discuss what can be done to give local people more power in development decisions. Organiser Nicholas Higgins, of Wynyard, says it is time to hit the reset button on Tasmania’s planning laws to wrestle power away from developers and give it back to local communities and the councils that represent them. Three issues have highlighted the lack of local voices in development decisions, Mr Higgins said the state government’s decision to relocate the Burnie court from the city’s CBD to the suburban UTAS campus with no public consultation, a proposal to build a massive wind farm in an environmentally sensitive area of Circular Head and a plan to turn a waterfront caravan park in Wynyard into a townhouse development. Mr Higgins, who had a recent meeting with Planning Minister Roger Jaesnch, wants the current laws to be stripped laws back to bare bones, reviewed and for the threshold at which development applications lodged with local government become discretionary to be reviewed. At the moment an application for a suburban fence which is 50cm higher than the guidelines needs to go before council yet a project involving 29 three-storey houses on a small block on a prized piece of coastline does not, Mr Higgins said. The public meeting will be held on Friday at the Wynyard RSL in Goldie St, Wynyard at 6pm. Guest speakers include Braddon MP Anita Down, State Coordinator of Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania Sophie Underwood, Burnie City Councillor Ken Dorsey and former political candidate and fisherman Craig Garland. The issue is about the standards that apply to residential zones and the thresholds which allow some developments to go through with no council approval and no right of appeal, Mr Higgins sai

17.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE This award is an acknowledgement of the important work we do to protect Tasmania’s natural environment, heritage, lifestyle and democracy. This award is for our almost 65 alliance community groups and supporters thank you all.... PLEASE SHARE

16.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE PMAT is the Planning Institute of Australia’s Tasmanian 2019 Planning Champion. This award recognises non-planners for their advocacy or for making a significant contribution and lasting presence to the urban and regional environment. PMAT is now a finalist for the national award, where we could be named the 2020 National Champion. The winner will be announced this Thursday 24 September 2020. ... Check out the National Planning Champion finalists video below. Congratulations to all the other Tasmanian nominations: Outstanding student project: The Role of Spatial Planning in Energy Provision by Bunfu Yu, Master of Planning graduate, University of Tasmania Cutting Edge Research and Teaching: SPECULATE - collaborative place-based research 2012-2019 by The City of Hobart and The University of Tasmania (Architecture and Design) PLEASE SHARE City of Hobart

14.01.2022 BREAKING: Labor just voted for creating major projects that won't need to be consistent with Statutory Management Plan for example kunanyi/Wellington Park, Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area and Freycinet National Park Management Plans. ** This is a sad day for Tasmania’s National Parks and Reserves. The Major Projects Bill is being debated in the Upper House NOW. They are now debating appeal rights........ Tasmanian National Parks Association Respect the Mountain - No Cable Car The Wilderness Society Tasmania ** The DAP could grant a permit in relation to a major project on reserved Crown land, notwithstanding that the project does not accord with the relevant reserve management plan e.g. the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Management and Freycinet National Park Management Plan. Development on reserved land would generally still need other approvals/permissions (e.g. a business licence or lease) that are subject to the relevant management plan. However, formal participation rights are not guaranteed in relation to these other approvals/permissions. Also it is highly unlikely that there would be a requirement for public input into the decision to approve a lease/licence as, the government has a policy to withhold the content of leases/licences from the public, including any conditions, and decisions to approve them would not be subject to appeal

14.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE - MORE ON HUNTINGFIELD Communities Tasmania will address the next steps for the highly contentious development at Huntingfield at one of two community information sessions (details below). PMAT and others pushed hard to instead have a public meeting at the Kingborough Community Hub after the school holidays and after hours. But the Governemnt sadly did not even return our phonecalls.... REGISTRATION DETAILS Wednesday, 30 September 2020, 5:00 pm 7:00 pm Friday, 2 October 2020, 10:00 am 2:00 pm. To ensure COVID-19 protections are in place, registrations to meet with members of the project team are essential by close of business, Monday, 28 September 2020. Please call 1800 995 653 or email [email protected] The report on the consultation outcomes will be available on the Communities Tasmania webpage from Wednesday, 30 September 2020. PLEASE SHARE

14.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE - Wynyard Public Meeting Yep, says it all 'locals 'locked out' of importmat planning decisons' !! Local community members at Wynyard have organised a public meeting regarding a range of issues including local residential planning laws that ‘allow for developments to be approved without oversight of local Councillors or any affected members of the Public.’... PMAT is advocating for residential planning laws that better reflect community expectations. DATE: Friday 20th November 2020 TIME: 6 to 7.30pm VENUE: The Wynyard RSL, Goldie St, Wynyard GUEST SPEAKERS: Anita Dow, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Planning; Sophie Underwood, State Coordinator, Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania; Ken Dorsey, Burnie City Councillor; and Craig Garland Come to the meeting or watch the live broadcast via PMAT’s Facebook page. RSVP: Nicholas Higgins: 0417 963 648 [email protected] PLEASE SHARE

12.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE - REGISTARTIONS CLOSE TOMORROW :) Kingborough Council Kingborough Sports Centre Amanda - Kingborough Councillor... Kingborough Ratepayers Association Inc Kingborough Chronicle Tarremah Steiner School Peter Murrell Nature Reserve Friends of Peter Murrell Reserve Peter Murrell Conservation Area See more

11.01.2022 #PlanningMatters Thank you Meg Webb - Independent for Nelson for your support and great speech you made in the Parliament of Tasmania this week- it is hugely appreciated. PMAT is delighted to be the Planning Institute of Australis' National 2020 Planning Champion for our planning advocacy work. Check out who we are and what we do here: www.planningmatterstas.org.au PLEASE SHARE

11.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE Another great letter to The Mercury Editor on the Major Projects Bill. The debate continues in the Upper House tomorrow. Let's hope that Labor support appeal rights being inserted into the Major Projects planning assessment process. All will be revealed tomorrow. Please encourage Labor to stand strong on appeal rights here: https://majorprojectsbill.good.do/labor-pleasedontbackdown/... PLEASE SHARE

10.01.2022 The Major Projects Bill is being debated now in the Upper House. Meg Webb is speaking to her amendments. https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/Parliament/lctbs.htm

09.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE About to start public meeting in Wynyard regarding local planning issues. The meeting will be broadcast live from PMAT’s Facebook page from 6 pm until around 7.30 pm. PLEASE SHARE... Roger Jaensch MP Anita Dow MP Rosalie Woodruff MP for Franklin

09.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE FAR & WIDE & CONTACT LABOR AGAIN It looks like Labor is going to disappoint - back flipping on its commitment to put people first and amend the Major Projects Bill (MPB) to ensure appeal rights and transparency are enshrined in the planning process assessing major and potentially controversial developments in Tasmania. Labor moved an amendment in the Lower House to insert appeal rights into the major projects planning assessment process, and committed to doing t...he same in the Upper House - but it looks like they are disappointingly changing their mind. Please email Labor Leader Rebecca White now and ask her to stand her ground. The debate on the MPB will continue in the Upper House this Wednesday 23 September 2020 - so we only have a small window. Support for the MPB from Labor would help deliver a new planning assessment process that diminishes community involvement in the assessment of massive projects like Cambria Green, Westbury prison, Marinus, wind farms and transmission lines, cable cars proposed for kunanyi/Mt Wellington and Mt Roland and the Fragrance skyscrapers in Hobart and Launceston. The MPB does not rule out developments in our National Parks and Reserves and World Heritage Areas. It is up to Labor. Please email Labor we can’t encourage Labor to stand up for the community without you! PLEASE SHARE BirdLife Tasmania Bob Brown Foundation Earth Ocean Network East Coast Alliance Tasmania Earth Ocean Network Fishers & Walkers Against Helicopter Access Tasmania Freycinet Action Network Friends of the Leven Hands Off Our Gorge Hobart not Highrise Inc. Launceston Heritage Not High-rise Mt Roland Preservation Society Inc. No turbine action group Respect the Mountain - No Cable Car Rosny Hill Friends Network Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre Tasmanian Conservation Trust Tasmanian National Parks Association The Wilderness Society Launceston Campaign Centre Citizens opposed to the Westbury prison The Wilderness Society Tasmania @SOLVE

06.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE This is VERY disappointing. :( PLEASE SHARE

05.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE - Draft Bushfire Mitigation Measures Bill 2020 Interactive Seminar Recording The recording can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEUP4XUYa7w&feature=youtu.be ... The draft Bushfire Mitigation Measures Bill 2020 was out for comment until the 23 October 2020. The School of Law and the Fire Centre at the University of Tasmania hosted a special community event to outline important features of the Bill and discuss their potential implications for the owners and occupiers of bushfire-prone land. This interactive seminar is an opportunity to learn more about the Bill and how it affects you. Panellists * Jan McDonald, Professor of Law, University of Tasmania * David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography, University of Tasmania * James Hattam, Chief Executive Officer, Tasmanian Land Conservancy * Phillipa McCormack, Lecturer in Law, University of Tasmania The seminar was held on Monday 19 October 2020, 5:00 - 6:00 p.m via Zoom and the recording can be viewed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEUP4XUYa7w&feature=youtu.be PLEASE SHARE

05.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE One of PMAT's founding concerns is the impact the Tasmanian Planning Scheme will have on European heriatge: 'Heritage Buildings & Heritage Landscape Issues: Limited protections for heritage places will compromise Tasmania’s important cultural precincts and erode the heritage character of listed buildings. '... - 50% of Australia’s heritage buildings are in Tasmania. - In 2016, 500 houses removed off Tasmanian Heritage Register. - Part of the justification was that they would be subject to the local council heritage code under the TPS. - The Heritage Code does not provide equivalent protection for heritage values. - Many local councils lack the resources to properly assess heritage impacts. *** Fom UTAS Global expert in heritage economics, Donovan Rypkema and a panel of experts will talk about the value of Hobart’s heritage how reusing heritage buildings and protecting streetscapes is the smart way to develop. Donovan Rypkema will be in conversation with Anna Reynolds, Lord Mayor of Hobart and panellists Lucy Burke-Smith, Associate of international architecture and heritage consultancy practice Purcell, and Peter Lovell, Director and Founding Principal of architecture and heritage consultancy Lovell Chen. This is a CityTalks event in collaboration with Open House Hobart. CityTalks is a new series of events to inspire ideas and innovation for Hobart’s future. The event series is a partnership between the City of Hobart and the University of Tasmania. The series is also available on the Island of Ideas YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/IslandofIdeas PLEASE SHARE #planningmatters Historic Houses Association of Australia #historic The Australian Institute of Architects #ADFAS #Launcestonhistory Tasmania Museums Australia #architecture #historichouses National Trust of Tasmania

04.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE SAVE THE DATE WYNYARD PUBLIC MEETING #planningmatters Come to the meeting or watch the live broadcast via PMAT’s Facebook page. Wynyard local community members have organised a public meeting regarding a range of planning issues including local residential planning laws that ‘allow for developments to be approved without oversight of local Councillors or any affected members of the Public.’... PMAT is advocating for residential planning laws that better reflect community expectations as has the Local Government Association of Tasmania. DATE: Friday 20th November 2020 TIME: 6pm to 7.30pm VENUE: The Wynyard RSL, Goldie St, Wynyard GUEST SPEAKERS: Anita Dow, Shadow Minister for Local Government and Planning; Sophie Underwood, State Coordinator, Planning Matters Alliance Tasmania; Ken Dorsey, Burnie City Councillor; Craig Garland RSVP: Nicholas Higgins: 0417 963 648 [email protected] PLEASE SHARE Roger Jaensch MP Anita Dow MP Rosalie Woodruff MP for Franklin Local Government Association Of TasmaniaWynyard local community members have organised a public meeting regarding a range of planning issues including local residential planning laws that ‘allow for developments to be approved without oversight of local Councillors or any affected members of the Public.’

03.01.2022 PLS SHARE It looks like Labor is going to disappoint - back flipping on its commitment to put people first and amend the Major Projects Bill to ensure appeal rights. Please contact Labor and ask them to do the right thing by the community and ensure the new major projects planning assessment process includes appeal rights. ... The Major Projects Bill debate will continue in the Upper House today. PLS SHARE

03.01.2022 Public Meeting @ Wynyard RSL RE: Planning matters

01.01.2022 ‘The state government has doubled down on threats to vote down its own Major Projects Bill if it is amended too much by the Upper House.’ We urge all Upper House members to support amendments which improve the Bill and ignore the ant-democratic threats of the Government. The Upper House debate is on now and can be watched live here https://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/Parliament/lctbs.htm

01.01.2022 PLEASE SHARE More on the Major Projects Bill which will be debated today in the Upper House. FIX IT UP OR VOTE IT OUT... THE thousands opposing the Major Projects Bill fully appreciate the need for jobs especially when unemployment is skyrocketing. However, this new process is not the way to proceed. We already have legislation that can deliver complex projects (Projects of State Significance, Projects of Regional Significance, Major Infrastructure Development Act). People generally trust the Tasmanian Planning Commission, because people can appear in person and put their arguments. Under the Major Projects Bill, people will have limited right to argue the case in a timely way. It also needs improved transparency, especially given we all know political donations are far from transparent. There is real potential for corruption with the Bill. We ask that the Legislative Council closely scrutinise and improve it. Or vote it out. Anne Harrison PLEASE SHARE