Submissions from the Special Meeting of Council – 16 December 2019
Written Submissions Shared by the Community
Ian MacBean
Two proposed changes concern me - briefly: 1. Cat numbers and the absence of any curfew. Research evidence on the 'killing capacity' of domestic cats clearly demonstrates their dreadful impact on native wildlife. We are in the sixth great extinction and the reduction...
‘The choices we make and the things we trade-off matter’. Recommended ways forward using new public policy documents
Below is my written submission re. Local Law no. 2 and then links to the documents I recommended in my verbal presentation to the Council meeting on Friday 13th Dec. I hope they may be of use. Dear Mayor and Councillors ‘The choices we make and the things we...
Peter Tyndall Regarding : Draft General Local Law No. 2
The Mayor, Cr Licia Kokocinski Cr Cottrel, Cr Henderson, Cr May, Cr Newitt, Cr Robson, and Cr Redwood Hepburn Shire CEO, Evan King General Manager Infrastructure, Bruce Lucas Community Safety Officer, David George Dear Mayor, Councillors, CEO and Council Officers,...
Transition Creswick Local Law #2 Submission
13/12/19 Dear David George, Re: Transition Creswick submission regarding Local Law #2 As a member of the Hepburn Shire’s Z-NET Round Table Committee and as a local group dedicated to a grass roots transition to a low carbon culture and addressing issues arising from...
Local law 2 – Vasko Drogriski
To: Mayor and Councillors, Hepburn Shire Date: December 6th, 2019 Dear Mayor and Councillors, I write in relation to Local Laws 2. I object to many of the draft laws, as outlined in other submissions by Patrick Jones, Z-Net roundtable, Nikki Marshall, Peter Tyndal,...
By-laws that empower life enhancing community values and actions
Dear CEO, Mayor and Councillors, Submission regarding local laws #2 Over time the community membership of Sustainable Hepburn Association (SHARE) has initiated many activities and projects that have contributed to the social, ecological and economic health of this...
Tim Anderson
From Tim Anderson Resident of Hepburn Shire. I object to the proposed bylaw changes. Hepburn Shire is not inner Melbourne or even a suburb, it is a rural/country location that does not need the anti-community/ anti freedom/ totalitarian bylaws that are being imposed...
Why contravene stated aims? – Draft Local Law No. 2 Submission
Hepburn Shire Council has shown strong leadership towards climate goals. Hepburn wind is lauded nationwide, the Solar bulk buy was very successful, and declaring a climate emergency has been hailed by many as a big step in the right direction. Why then would the...
LL2 Submission Per Bernard
Dear HCS I wish to make objection to Draft General Local Law No. 2 – Community Amenity and Municipal Places, by submitting attached submission by Dr. Patrick Jones which eloquently addresses my objections as well as my points following. I can in some ways understand...
Draft Local Law 2 – submission by Hans
Re: Draft Local Law 2 - submission By Hans Johansen 12/12/2019 To Chief Executive Officer Hepburn Shire Council I generally agree with the objectives of the Local Law 2 proposal but several clauses put unnecessary limitations and restrictions on...