A History of the Preserve Western Port Action Group Campaign
Politics, Planning, Passion and Perseverance February 2018 POLITICS PLANNING PASSION and PERSEVERANCE A History of the Preserve Western Port Action Group Campaign February 2018 1 Politics, Planning, Passion and Perseverance February 2018 POLITICS, PLANNING, PASSION AND PERSEVERANCE: A History of the Preserve Western Port Action Group Campaign (PWPAG) Contents Foreword page 3 Introduction 4 Political Background 5 The Beginnings 8 The PWPAG Structure 9 Key Themes and Key Issues 9 Community Education and Involvement 11 Key Organizations, Support and Endorsement 13 Key People and Community Involvement 14 The Media and Spreading the Word 29 Key Presentations, Forums and Critical Meetings 31 Key Changes in Government Policy (Federal and State) 39 State Government Consultative Processes since October 2015 41 Key Outcomes, Strategies and Success Factors 42 A Glorious Win 47 What We Have Achieved 48 Acknowledgements 49 Attachments - refer to: www.preservewesternport.org Photos/Images of select publicity and promotional material PWPAG Discussion Paper. September 2014 Submission to Infrastructure Victoria. January 2017 Submission to Infrastructure Victoria (which includes Letters of Endorsement) April 2017 ___________________________________________________________________ 2 Politics, Planning, Passion and Perseverance February 2018 Foreword The locals have long battled to protect our precious Westernport. As detailed in Leonie Sandercock’s book ‘Property, Politics and Urban Planning’, in spite of strong local opposition, Premier Bolte, in the late 1960s argued that an industrial zone in Hastings, would be ‘ a big lift for Victoria… having the biggest tonnage of any port in Australia’ , with complete disregard for environmental considerations. Such was the heavy-handed government approach of the day that gave rise to the first and ultimately unsuccessful Save Westernport rally, which took place in 1971, attended by some 2,000 people.
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