 
The Dingley Village Community Association and Save Kingswood Group incorporated invite you to examine the Kingston Council's Draft Housing Strategy & Neighbourhood Character StudyScroll down to the link and to make your objection NOW! Deadline to object extended by Council to August 2nd!
Dingley Village residents - protest to stop this latest threat! The background: There are two ways State Government can accomodate fitting more people into Melbourne, either (A) Create new master-planned towns and businesses outside Melbourne, on vacant land. There are many advantages, including residents enjoying short travel of just 10 to 20 minutes to their workplace. or (B) Cram in high density all over Melbourne, with 3, 4 or more storeys in place of leafy suburbs with single dwellings. Despite (B) causing much angst to existing residents, state government have insisted on that "sardines" plan. Please don't criticise Council. They are obliged to implement this Government ideology and they are trying to do it with the least impact. Otherwise Government said they would do the zonings themselves. SEE BELOW FOR THE REASONS TO OBJECT, NOW, or by Sunday 16 June.
Please send the form by the methods below before Sunday 16 June. ... Register: housing@kingston.vic.gov.au or Email housing@kingston.vic.gov.au or Snail Mail to: Strategic Planning, PO Box 1000, Mentone 3194.
The threat to Dingley Village Character in the document:  
This most inappropriate area for at least three storeys will affect any future attempt to develop on the Kingswood Golf Course park. It will lead to a plan to have 3 storeys around the boundary and higher inside the park. Even if only the grey area is developed, it would overshadow the privacy and light of existing dwellings and become precedent! This overdevelopment is also shown along Centre Dandenong road. Once some are in place, developers will say "but it's already allowed along Centre Dandenong road, and before you know it the dominos will fall, with high density entrenched everywhere. We don't want ANY 3 storey "Incremental Change Areas!" How the document affects Dingley Village ... 3.3 Incremental Change Area Click HERE
However Council has acknowledged that's a mistake, as Dingley Village is nowhere near a railway station or Smart Bus route. If we remind council of the mistake, at least that zoning will be rescinded.
"infill development encouraged"
  Then later our Village is shown as a Major Activity Centre, which cannot be correct, considering in peak hour traffic we are one hour away from a train station...   
Traffic in Centre Dandenong roadSay NO! To Kingston's Vision ... "Medium and HIGH density housing will be located in walkable catchments around public transport networks and activity centres." Council has much more detail at this link, including Meetings and the consultation steps. Click HERE Click HERE for the objection form supplied by us The council site says: Look up your proposed zone From Monday 6 May you will be able to visit a dedicated website to (External link) see which zone, growth area and neighbourhood character type has been proposed for your property. You will be able to download an individualised property report outlining proposed controls, including: • Current zone • Proposed zone • Change area • Neighbourhood character precinct. Have your say Council wants to know what you think of the changes. You can share your views on the Draft Housing Strategy & Neighbourhood Character Study from Monday 6 May by: • Visiting the project team at one of the drop-in sessions listed under Key Dates • Taking part in our online survey which will be available below from Monday 6 May. • Make a further submission by emailing housing@kingston.vic.gov.au or • mailing Strategic Planning, PO Box 1000, Mentone 3194. 
Click on the email symbol if you would like to contact the Dingley Village Community Association, or wish to advise anything else you object to, which we have not shown here.Also if you would like to join the DVCA
Click on the email symbol if you would like to contact the Save Kingswood Group incorporated, or wish to advise anything else you object to, which we have not shown hereHow can Melbourne suburbs be spared the appalling overdevelopment being thrust on residents? The High density development being imposed on Melbourne suburbs and their dismayed populace including Kingston, is based on flawed ideology. If such “pressure cooker” thinking existed 200 years ago, towns like Geelong, Bendigo and Ballarat would never have existed. A belief that we need to cram more in, rather than developing masterplanned towns on the fringes - the outer ring of Melbourne and beyond, with new housing estates, business and industry, so people can travel to work in 10 to 20 minutes. This alleviates the intense pressure on existing suburbs and freeways, along with reduced pollution and a host of other advantages. Webpage by Kevin Poulter for the Dingley Village Community Association and Save Kingswood Group incorporated.  |
