Southbank Pushes Council on Waste by Sean Car
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MAY 2019 ISSUE 85 PRICELESS WWW.SOUTHBANKLOCALNEWS.COM.AU : SOUTHBANK_News The voice of Southbank, South Wharf & Montague ■ Proxy farming tackled ■ Asbestos concerns Page 3 Page 10 ■ Candidates talk Macnamara ■ Cat survives 18-storey fall Page 7 Page 11 Vault marks a million! Art Centre Melbourne’s Australian Music Vault has celebrated one million visitors entering the space since opening its doors to the public just over a year ago. To commemorate the special occasion, Arts Centre Melbourne CEO Claire Spencer joined beloved Australian band Human Nature in cutting a cake on May 1. The group helped celebrate further with a few vocal performances on the day inside what has become a much loved part of our Arts Precinct. Continued on page 12. Claire Spencer (centre) with members from Human Nature (L-R) Michael Tierney, Phil Burton, Andrew Tierney and Toby Allen celebrate. Photo: Mark Gambino. Southbank pushes council on waste By Sean Car Our local community, led by the Southbank Residents’ Association (SRA) and Southbank Sustainability Group (SSG), has played an integral role in reshaping the City of Melbourne's 2030 waste and resource recovery strategy. In what will prove to be a critical and Key priorities include options to separate to improve collection systems and the to the original strategy devised by council defining document in our city’s short-term organic waste, create a new recovery hub introduction of a container deposit scheme management, thanks to the efforts of effort to reduce its impact on climate change, network for businesses, establish a new (CDS). 12 submitters, eight of whom were the strategy was put before councillors at expert advisory service to support an Southbankers. the Future Melbourne Committee (FMC) improved waste system, create a waste As part of the strategy, council is also set SRA treasurer and SSG member Artemis meeting on April 16. minimisation and innovation fund and to pilot a food waste collection trial in Pattichi delivered a verbal submission on the provide e-waste recycling options for Kensington, with 700 residents to receive a With reference to Victoria’s current recycling night in which she warned councillors of the residents. third kerbside bin for food scraps to test how crisis, the strategy outlines the opportunity a domestic food waste collection service risks of not adopting more ambitious targets to accelerate a move towards a circular It also proposed a number of governance could work in the municipality. in the face of rising climate change. economy on a reuse, recycling and recovery improvements and pledged to advocate for system with a vision to transition toward greater investment in new resource recovery However, councillors would ultimately zero waste to landfill. infrastructure, an incentive program include a long list of changes and inclusions Continued on page 4. 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Currently, there is no limit to the number owners corporation — “However, it seems submissions and New hotel of proxy votes that can be “farmed” and, as campaigning by us and others have (a) on behalf of more than one lot owner — reported in our March edition, unscrupulous not been in vain, and we welcome the if there are 20 or less occupiable lots on short-stay operators are currently poised to proposals that are aimed at creating a clear Hotel operator Accor has the plan of subdivision; or take over OCs in investor-majority towers. distinction between the role of owners’ opened the doors of its new (b) on behalf of more than 5 per cent of corporations and the role of owners’ But an “exposure draft” of a proposed the lot owners — if there are more corporation managers in buildings that are hotel within the 55-storey Owners Corporations and Other Acts than 20 occupiable lots on the plan of governed by owners’ corporations.” Amendment Bill tackles the issue and, if Shadow Play tower at 105 subdivision. made law, would bring Victoria legislation But not everyone is happy with the Bill. Clarendon St, Southbank. into line with other states. The Bill also tackles threatening behaviour being used by unscrupulous individuals In his Owners’ Corporation Law column in The government is seeking feedback on the Shadow Play by Peppers continues to “farm” proxy votes. It introduces a this edition (see page 25), strata lawyer Tom Bill by May 10 and intends to introduce the Clarendon St’s trend as a future 60-penalty-unit offence for “requiring or Bacon says the government has failed to give new legislation later this year. accommodation hub in Southbank, demanding” proxy votes from lot owners. OCs real power to seek legal remedy for the located within walking distance to local The new Bill is unlikely to enacted early things that really matter – such as building The Bill has been cautiously welcomed tourist attractions, Crown Casino, the Arts enough to stop “takeovers” during this year’s defects like non-compliant cladding. by the We Live Here movement, which Precinct and the Melbourne Convention annual general meeting (AGM) season. But represents OC committees. Mr Bacon writes: “… when you dig a little and Exhibition Centre (MCEC). once it does become law, proxies will lapse deeper into the detail, the truth of the matter after 12 months. In its column on page 24 of this edition, is exposed. In fact, the reform to lower Developed by BPM, the 46-storey hotel features a range of spacious one- and two- And, tellingly, proxies farmed by non-lot We Live Here says: “… at first glance the the barrier from a special resolution to an bedroom apartments with full kitchen owners won’t be able to be used to vote out proposed new Bill does seem to give more ordinary resolution is only activated if the and laundry facilities, as well as floor- strata managers. support for owners’ corporations than subject matter in dispute is ‘within the civil previously, indicating that our voice is at last jurisdictional limit of the Magistrates Court.’ to-ceiling windows providing plenty of Under the proposed Bill: A person who is being heard.” This limit is currently described as any natural light. not a lot owner but who is the proxy of a matter worth less than the sum of $100,000.” It also includes an array of unique guest lot owner may not vote on any matter that In the column, the movement highlights aspects of the Bill which recognise that “So, if an OC sought to terminate an OC spaces and amenities, including an affects that person relating to — th different sized OCs require different manager’s contract, or a caretaker’s contract, enclosed garden space on the 46 floor, (a) the delegation of powers and functions of treatment.