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Category Archives: Climate Change
Last chance – Comment on draft Perth/Peel Plan
Urgent reminder – Comments on the State Government’s Perth/Peel Green Growth Plan 5pm on Friday 13 May 2016. See How To Make a Submission Our biggest concern is the loss of tree canopy cover and vegetation, which increases dangerous urban … Continue reading
Posted in Bush Forever, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Coastal Vegetation, DAPs, Democracy, density, Drought, Environmental Protection, Green space, High-rise, Density & Urban Sprawl, Infill, Nature Preservation, Planning and Public Health, Planning Laws, Public Open Spaces, Remnant Bushland, Urban Planning
Tagged DAP, Development Assesment Panels, draft, Perth and Peel Green Growth Plan, Planning, submission, Urban Bushland Council, WAPC, West Australian Government
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Sea level warnings for canals and coastal properties
SBS has reported on a new website called Coastal Risk Australia , designed to help home buyers work out the risks involved with purchasing coastal properties. Sea level rise is happening faster than expected. But people are still buying in low … Continue reading
Posted in Canal Developments, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Planning and Public Health, Point Peron, Storm Surge, West Australian Government
Tagged Bunbury, Busselton, coastal development, Coastal Risk Australia, flood, Fremantle, insurance, inundation, Mandurah, perth, properties, risk, Rockingham, SBS, sea level rise, western australia
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Why Mayors Should Rule the World
With Local Government Elections coming up on the 17th of October, it is a good time to reflect on the role and importance of Local Governments and the Barnett Government’s ‘War on Local Government’? See this excellent Ted Talk … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, DAPs, Democracy, High-rise, Density & Urban Sprawl, Local Government, Planning and Public Health, Sustainability
Tagged Amalgamations, and BLocal Government, City of Perth Plan, Councillors, DAPs, democracy, Mayors, mergers, perth, War on Local Government, western australia
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Petition to ban canal estates in WA
Please see our Petition to ban canal estate developments in WA , to be returned by Monday 13th of October 2014. According to the WAPC, definition of Canal Estate is as follows; See Development Control Policy 1.8 Canal Estates and Artificial Waterway Developments page … Continue reading
Posted in Bush Forever, Canal Developments, Climate Adaptation, Climate Change, Coastal Vegetation, Environmental Protection, EPA, Extreme Weather, Green space, heritage, Storm Surge
Tagged ban, Canal Estates, Climate adaptation, Climate Change, coastal development, enviironmental, insurance, Mangles Bay Marina, Ocean Reef Marina, petition, risk, sea level rise, storm surge, WAPC, western australia
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Europe pulls the plug on its green future?
How low can Rupert go? The Weekend Australian, August 10-11, 2013, pg 17 (Inquirer) Don’t worry if you can’t open this link on The Australian on-line site (you need to be a subscriber), because here it is on the author’s … Continue reading
