Archive for May, 2007

Letter to Age in response to article

 http://www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/bringing-down-the-house/2007/05/29/1180205246997.html
The stories of investors who have been fleeced by the crooks who run these mezzanine finance shemes are only half the story. There are many more victims and many more individuals culpable. 
 

There are whole neighbourhoods across Melbourne that are left with rotting and empty building sites in their streets.
Councils across Melbourne support these developers in every […]

True or False

Henry Kaye once shared ownership of old the Coburg High School site?
 
http://www.asic.gov.au/asic/asic.nsf/byheadline/04-089+Court+appoints+liquidator+to+Kaye+companies?openDocument

Whenever I complain at Moreland Council meetings about this site I am told I am a “nimby”. Who’d want an open gate, glass strewn concrete and used syringes accessible to their playing children??
      
 
 

J’accuse

These are the two current Moreland Councillors most directly responsible for the farce of the old Coburg High School site. Matthews-Ward moved the motion to demolish the heritage facade buildings in direct oppostion to the advice of council planning advice that the facade was safe and should be kept to ensure its heritage listing was […]

On John Faine’s morning talkback show this morning I had the chance to question Planning Minister Madden in relation to the debacle of the Coburg High School site. He promised to take my details he would follow up on what is happening as local councillors dont communicate with residents.
 
 

The continued disgrace that is the old Coburg High School site in Bell Street directly opposite the Moreland Council offices continues.
Today is the 60th day since VCAT approved the Council decision to grant a demolition order on the heritiage building. Here is alink to that decision by Des Eccles http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/vic/VCAT/2007/404.html
Councillors who have been supporting the […]