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Perth
Hills Planning Bill Update
At the request of Perth hills residents, Giz Watson (MLC
North Metro), has developed a draft Perth Hills Planning
Bill to better protect and plan for the future of the
Perth Hills. Read
more
Hundreds
More Big Trucks on Toodyay Road
Hanson Quarries, currently under investigation
for mining outside their permitted area in Red Hill, is
applying to expand that Red Hill operation to extract
and ship 1.5 million tonnes of gravel per year, generating
hundreds of large truck loads per day. Boral Mining proposes
to open a quarry next to it and add another 100 daily
truck trips. Midland Brick also sends hundreds of truck
trips onto that road, as does the EMRC’s Red Hill
Waste Site. All this truck traffic uses Toodyay road...
Read
more
Sewage
Plant Expansion Could Start Massive Development
Water Corp wants to expand the Mundaring sewage plant
by 2012. The plant has been irrigating the local oval
and 2 primary school grounds with excess treated water
in summer, and "temporarily" dumping into Jarrah
Creek each winter for 11 years. Now they want to double
the plant's capacity. They are floating 4 plans to deal
with the excess water. Read
more
Kalamunda:
Western Power Back to the Drawing Board
After 600 submissions, Western power got the message
that the community doesn't want a large switching station
and associated power lines in the Hills. But instead of
saying they won't build it, Read
more
Kalamunda
Community Group Supports Hills Planning Bill
Read more
Save
Perth Hills Videos Launched on YouTube Read
more
Planning
Bill Workshops a Success
Approximately 100 people attend the workshops in Mundaring,
Herne Hill, Mundijong and East Perth. Michael Bennet,
Research Officer to Greens MLCs, is evaluating the feedback
and modifying the Draft Bill. Look for a final draft in
a few months. Comment may be sent by email to: Michael.Bennett@mp.wa.gov.au.
Mundaring
Workshop
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Your Local Issues
We're looking for local
correspondants from our readers in the Shires of Chittering,
Mundaring, Serpentine-Jarrahdale, Kalamunda, Armadale
and the Cities of Swan and Gosnells. If you have a Hills-related
issue you'd like to report on, please write it up and
send it to info@saveperthhills.org.
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