2019: Seaford Wetlands: no extra protection

[Noel Tudball]

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Unfortunately, FCC PASSED a Motion giving no extra protection to the Seaford Wetlands

SCC was asked to provide supporting information for a Seaford Wetlands Buffer Zone:

SCC-Seaford-Wetlands-Buffer-Zone-20180712.pdf

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[Noel Tudball]

Have Your Say on protection of the Seaford Wetlands:

1. Comment on the FCC Forum: until Friday 31 May 2019:
   https://oursay.org/frankston-strategic-planning/seafordwetlandsforum
2. Share your suggested solutions with the SCC: SeafordCC@Gmail.com

See the report and background (recommendations are on Page 34):
https://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Planning_and_Building/Planning/Strategic_Planning/Strategic_Planning_Projects/Seaford_Wetlands_Residential_Environs_Study

One item from the report provided by a consulting firm:

• "… there is no need to change the local planning controls and no need to introduce additional controls for the land surrounding the Seaford Wetlands."

See above for several presentations to FCC meetings by the SCC.

You can also respond to FCC via:

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• Email: info@frankston.vic.gov.au
  or
• Post:
  Seaford Wetlands Residential Environs Study
  Frankston Planning and Environment Department
  PO Box 490 FRANKSTON, VIC, 3199

The consultant's report is available at the above links and here:

Seaford_Wetlands_Residential_Environs_Study.pdf

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[Noel Tudball]

Seaford Wetlands: no extra protection

• On FCC agenda for 1 July 2019: https://www.frankston.vic.gov.au/Your_Council/Council_and_Committee_Meetings/Council_Agendas_and_Minutes_2019
• Seaford Wetlands Residential Environs Study-June 2019: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1PeX6nfeKzLcWbL0Q5hOpHfsBDWW4hVNg
• Information provided by the SCC for a Seaford Wetlands Buffer Zone in July 2018 (not mentioned in this Report):
  SCC-Seaford-Wetlands-Buffer-Zone-20180712.pdf: http://www.seafordcc.org/forum/download/file.php?id=1016

One example from the report's recommendations:
"premature to seek the introduction of more restrictive planning provisions...".
If that attitude had been taken years ago we would have NO wetlands.
There is old adage about 'shutting the gate after the horse has bolted'.

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[Noel Tudball]

Unfortunately, FCC PASSED this Motion without change on 12 August 2019, giving no extra protection to the Seaford Wetlands

Only one Councillor voted against it - the same one who initiated the Motion's deferral from 1 July 2019.

One item from the report provided by a consulting firm:
"… there is no need to change the local planning controls and no need to introduce additional controls for the land surrounding the Seaford Wetlands."